A 4.00 kg ball is moving at 3.00 m/s to the NORTH and a 5.00 kg ball is moving at 2.00 m/s to the NORTHWEST. The total momentum of the system is

A. 20.3 kg m/s at an angle of 89.7 degrees NORTH of EAST.
B. 20.3 kg m/s at an angle of 24.6 degrees SOUTH of EAST.
C. 26.1 kg m/s at an angle of 24.6 degrees NORTH of EAST.
D. 26.1 kg m/s at an angle of 89.7 degrees SOUTH of EAST.
E. 43.00 kg m/s at an angle of 45.0 degrees NORTH of EAST.


A. 20.3 kg m/s at an angle of 89.7 degrees NORTH of EAST.

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