A football kick returner catches the ball just as a player from the opposing team dives to tackle him. At the time of impact, the returner’s momentum is 0 kg-m/s, and the diving player’s momentum is 130 kg-m/s. What will the magnitude of the total momentum be just after the collision?(1 point)
Responses
65 kg-m/s
65 kg-m/s
0 kg-m/s
0 kg-m/s
260 kg-m/s
260 kg-m/s
130 kg-m/s
The law of conservation of momentum states that the total momentum before a collision is equal to the total momentum after the collision. Therefore, the magnitude of the total momentum just after the collision will be equal to the sum of the individual momenta of the returner and the diving player.
Given that the returner's momentum is 0 kg-m/s and the diving player's momentum is 130 kg-m/s, the magnitude of the total momentum just after the collision will be:
0 kg-m/s + 130 kg-m/s = 130 kg-m/s
Therefore, the correct answer is 130 kg-m/s.