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-The momentum principle describes how the momentum of a system will change as a result of external forces. It is a vector principle as it describes how an system will move in three dimensions. +**The momentum principle describes how the momentum of a system will change as a result of external forces.** It is a vector principle as it describes how an system will move in three dimensions. 
  
 $$\Delta \vec{p}_{sys} = \vec{F}_{ext} \Delta t$$ $$\Delta \vec{p}_{sys} = \vec{F}_{ext} \Delta t$$
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