Question: Object A has mass mA = 1 0 kg and initial momentum pA , i = < 1 7 , - 5 , 0 >

Object A has mass mA=10 kg and initial momentum pA,i=<17,-5,0> kg*m/s, just before it strikes object B, which has mass mB =14kg. Just before the collision object B has initial momentum pB,i =<5,5,0>kg*m/s. The forces that A and B exert on each other are very large but last for a very short time. If we choose a time interval from just before to just after the collision, what is the approximate value of the impulse applied to the two-object system due to forces exerted on the system by objects outside the system?

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