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A 1kg blob of clay moving at 8 m/s collides inelastically with a 3 kg woode a. What is the initial momentum of the system? 6 kg m/s 9 kg m/s 8 kg m/s 4 kg m/s 4 s​

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The momentum of the blob of clay before collision which is the same as the initial momentum of the system is 8kgm/s.

Given the data in the question;

  • Mass of the blob of clay; [tex]m_b = 1 kg[/tex]
  • Velocity of the blob of clay; [tex]v_b = 8m/s[/tex]
  • Mass of wood; [tex]m_w = 3kg[/tex]

Initial momentum of the system; [tex]P = \ ?[/tex]

Momentum

Momentum is simply the product of the mass of an object and its velocity.

Its is expressed as;

[tex]P = m * v[/tex]

Where m is the mass of the object and v is its velocity.

To determine the initial momentum which is the momentum of the blob of clay before collision, we substitute our given values into the expression above.

[tex]P = m * v\\\\P = 1kg * 8m/s\\\\P = 8kg.m/s[/tex]

Therefore, the momentum of the blob of clay before collision which is the same as the initial momentum of the system is 8kgm/s.

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