A 4000-kg truck traveling with a velocity of 10 m/s due north collides head-on with a 1200-kg

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A 4000-kg truck traveling with a velocity of 10 m/s due north collides head-on with a 1200-kg car traveling with a velocity of 20 m/s due south. The two vehicles stick together after the collision.
a. What is the momentum of each vehicle prior to the collision?
b. What are the size and direction of the total momentum of the two vehicles after they collide?

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