Answer
No, they are different.
Work Step by Step
Momentum is a vector, and the direction of a vector matters. These two momentum vectors have the same magnitude, but because they point south, and northwest, respectively, they are not the same.
University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)
by Young, Hugh D.; Freedman, Roger A.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0321973615
ISBN 13:
978-0-32197-361-0
Chapter 8 - Momentum, Impulse, and Collision - Problems - Discussion Questions - Page 262: Q8.4
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