During mating season, male bighorn sheep establish dominance with head-butting c

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During mating season, male bighorn sheep establish dominance with head-butting contests which can be heard up to a mile away. When two males but heads, the "winner" is the one that knocks the other backward. In one contest a sheep of a mass 94.0 kg and moving at 10.0 m/s runs directly into a sheep of mass 84.0 kg moving at 12.5 m/s. Determine the magnitude of the momentum of the first sheep. (Express your answer to three significant figures.) Determine the magnitude of the momentum of the second sheep. (Express your answer to three significant figures.)

Explanation / Answer

1)
p1 = m1*v1
= 94.0*10.0
= 940 Kgm/s

2)
p2 = m2*v2
= 84.0*12.5
=1050 Kgm/s

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