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Momentum of a Ball of Putty

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A 3kg ball of putty moving at 1 m/s collides and sticks to a 2kg ball initially at rest. The putty and ball then move with a momentum of:

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The solution answers the problem of finding the momentum of a ball of putty after it hits a stationary non-putty ball using a quick equation and few sentences' explanation about the conservation of momentum.

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