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A 1000-Kg Whale Swims Horizontally to the Right at a Speed

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A 1000-kg whale swims horizontally to the right at a speed of 6.0 m/s. It suddenly collides directly with a stationary seal of mass 200 kg. The seal grabs onto the whale and holds fast. What is the
Momentum of these two sea creatures just after their collision? You can neglect any drag effects of
The water during the collision.


A) 1200 kgm/s1200 \mathrm {~kg} \cdot \mathrm { m } / \mathrm { s }
B) 7200 kgm/s7200 \mathrm {~kg} \cdot \mathrm { m } / \mathrm { s }
C) 0.00 kgm/s0.00 \mathrm {~kg} \cdot \mathrm { m } / \mathrm { s }
D) 2000 kgm/s2000 \mathrm {~kg} \cdot \mathrm { m } / \mathrm { s }
E) 6000 kgm/s6000 \mathrm {~kg} \cdot \mathrm { m } / \mathrm { s }

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