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Peregrine falcons often grab their prey in flight. A falcon, flying at 18 m/s, swoops down...

Peregrine falcons often grab their prey in flight. A falcon, flying at 18 m/s, swoops down at a 45 degree angle from behind a pigeon flying horizontally at 9.0 m/s. The falcon has a mass of .80Kg and the pigeon has a mass of .36Kg.

A) Write down the equation for conservation of momentum for this problem.

B) What is the initial momentum (magnitude and direction) of the falcon and the pigeon?

C) What is the speed in x direction, of the falcon (now holding the pigeon) immediately after impact?

D) What is the speed in y direction, of the falcon (now holding the pigeon) immediately after impact?

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