The average momentum of Cart 1 during the entire time shown before the collision is 0.24 kgm/s.
The given parameters:
The average velocity of the cart 1 before collision is calculated as follows;
[tex]v = \frac{\Delta x}{\Delta t} \\\\v = \frac{0.55 - 0.31}{0.5 - 0} \\\\v = 0.48 \ m/s\\\\[/tex]
The average momentum of Cart 1 during the entire time shown before the collision is calculated as follows;
[tex]P = mv\\\\P = 0.5 \times 0.48\\\\P = 0.24 \ kgm/s[/tex]
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