Physics (10th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Impulse and Momentum - Check Your Understanding - Page 177: 1

Answer

The cars do not have the same momentum.

Work Step by Step

Momentum is a vector and can be found using this formula: $$\vec{p}=m\vec{v}$$ As we can see from the equation, the direction of velocity of the object decides the direction of its momentum. Therefore, because 2 cars drive in opposite directions, they do not have the same momentum.
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