You\'re driving down the highway and a bug splatters into yourwindshield. Which

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You're driving down the highway and a bug splatters into yourwindshield. Which undergoes the greater change in momentum duringthe time of contact? a) the bug b) your car c) both the same the answer is c. but can you explain to me why the answer isthis? thank you You're driving down the highway and a bug splatters into yourwindshield. Which undergoes the greater change in momentum duringthe time of contact? a) the bug b) your car c) both the same the answer is c. but can you explain to me why the answer isthis? thank you

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You can use algebra to show they change the same amount but thinkof it this way. The Law of Conservation of Momentum states that the momentum of asystem never changes. So, if you are only considering two objectsd in the system, the bugand the car, then whatever amount one object loses the other has togain that exact amount. Thus, the amount the change will always bethe same.

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