How would you calculate to show the Law of Conservation of
Momentum; momentum is never created or destroyed in a collision, it is only transferred.
To show the Law of Conservation of Momentum in a collision, you would calculate the total momentum before the collision and compare it to the total momentum after the collision.
The formula for momentum is momentum = mass x velocity.
1. Calculate the total momentum before the collision by adding up the momentum of all objects involved in the collision.
2. Calculate the total momentum after the collision by adding up the momentum of all objects involved in the collision.
3. If the total momentum before the collision is equal to the total momentum after the collision, then momentum is conserved and the Law of Conservation of Momentum holds true.
In other words, the total momentum of an isolated system (where no external forces are acting) remains constant before and after a collision. This is a fundamental principle in physics and can be used to analyze and predict the motion of objects in collisions.