Two asteroids are flying through space, each with an unknown momentum, and The equation shows vector p sub 1. The equation shows vector p sub 2. The equation shows vector p sub x. Which of these is a true statement about the x-component of their total momentum?

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Deangelo Vargas

13 August, 10:32

Two asteroids are flying through space, each with an unknown momentum, and The equation shows vector p sub 1. The equation shows vector p sub 2. The equation shows vector p sub x. Which of these is a true statement about the x-component of their total momentum?

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Tyrell Obrien · Answer 1

Their total momentum must have a magnitude between zero and the sum of the magnitudes of their individual momenta.

This means from The equation, zero is less than or equal to the magnitude of vector p sub x which is less than the quantity of the magnitude of vector p sub 1 plus the magnitude of the vector p sub 2.