A lab cart with a mass of 15 kilograms is moving with constant velocity, v , along a straight horizontal track. A student drops a 2 kilograms mass into it from directly above, and the cart continues moving. Which equation best represents the horizontal momentum in this situation?

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15 v sub i plus 2 times 0 is equal to open paren 15 plus 2 close paren times v sub f

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A lab cart with a mass of 15 kilograms is moving with constant velocity, v , along a straight horizontal track. A student drops a 2 kilograms mass into it from directly above, and the cart continues moving. Which equation best represents the horizontal momentum in this situation?

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