Two carts collide and bounce apart. cart 1 had a momentum of –6 kg • m/s before the collision. cart 2 had a momentum of 10 kg • m/s before the collision. what is the total momentum of the carts after the collision?

4 kg m / s

Explanation:

In all the types of collision the momentum is conserved.

Initial momentum oF cart 1 = - 6 kg m/s

Initial momentum of cart 2 = 10 kgm/s

Total momentum before collision = 10 - 6 = 4 kg m /s

By the use of conservation of momentum

The total momentum before collision is equal to the total momentum after collision

So, total momentum after collision = 4 kg m / s