Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Linear momentum and its conservation

Linear momentum and its conservation — practice question

Objects P and Q make up an isolated system. Object P has mass $6.0\,\text{kg}$ and is travelling at a speed of $3.0\,\text{m s}^{-1}$. Object Q has mass $2.0\,\text{kg}$ and is travelling at a speed of $4.2\,\text{m s}^{-1}$ at an angle of $35^{\circ}$ to the path of P. Objects P and Q collide and remain stuck together. What is the magnitude of the component of the final momentum of the combined objects in the original direction of P?

  • A$9.6\,\text{kg m s}^{-1}$
  • B$11\,\text{kg m s}^{-1}$
  • C$13\,\text{kg m s}^{-1}$
  • D$25\,\text{kg m s}^{-1}$

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