Predictions based on momentum vector diagrams

1. Predictions Based on Momentum Vector Diagrams a. Two gliders, A and B, collide on a level, frictionless track, as shown below. The mass of glider A is less than that of glider B (i.e., MA VBf). Before collision After collision 10, 1 =0 Is the magnitude of the final momentum of glider A, PAf , greater than, less than, or equal to that of glider B, PBf . Draw a momentum vector diagram to support your answer. b. Two gliders, C and D, collide on a level, frictionless track, as shown below. The mass of glider C is less than that of glider D (i.e., mc VDi). After the collision, Gliders C and D move in opposite directions with the same final speed (i.e., vof = VDf) Before collision After collision 109 U Is the magnitude of the initial momentum of glider C, |pc; ), greater than, less than, or equal to that of glider D, |P Di |? Draw a momentum vector diagram to support your