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A 1400 kg car rear-ends a 200 kg truck. which vehicle experiences the larger momentum change from the collision?

A 1400 kg car rear-ends a 200 kg truck. which vehicle experiences the larger momentum change from the collision?
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a 1400 kg car rear-ends a 200 kg truck. which vehicle experiences the larger momentum change from the collision?

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this question is slightly odd, in as much as yes, the momentum for both changes by the same absolute amount. But one increases (truck) and the other decreases!
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