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A child is on a sled moving down a hill at 27.6 m/s. The combined mass of the sled and child is 60.6 kg. The momentum of the child and sled is ____.

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Answer:

1672 kgm/s

Step-by-step explanation:

The momentum of an object can be found by using the formula

momentum = mass × velocity

From the question we have

momentum = 60.6 × 27.6

1672.56 kg.m/s

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