Block A of mass slides northward at on a smooth horizontal surface

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Problem

Block A of mass

1.5\,\text{kg}

slides northward at

12\,\text{m/s}

on a smooth horizontal surface, while Block B of mass

2.0\,\text{kg}

slides eastward at

54\,\text{km/h}

. What is the magnitude of the total momentum of the two-block system? (a)

48\,\text{kg\,m\,s}^{-1}

(b)

35\,\text{kg\,m\,s}^{-1}

(c)

12\,\text{kg\,m\,s}^{-1}

(d)

34\,\text{kg\,m\,s}^{-1}