Question

A 300 kg tiger is prowling with a velocity of 3 m/s westward. What is the momentum of the tiger?

Answer 1

`900 \: kg⋅m/s`

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the momentum, multiply the mass, 300 kg by the velocity, 3 m/s. kg ⋅m/s is an SI unit, or in the International System of Units.

`300 * 3 = 900 \: kg⋅m/s`

Answer 2

Answer: the momentum is P = 900kg*m/s westwards

Step-by-step explanation: Momentum is defined as "the amount of movement", the momentum of an object of mass M that is moving with a velocity V is:

P = M*V

And in this case, we have M = 300kg and V = m/s westward (for example, if we define westward as the positive x-axis, we have V = 3m/s i)

Then the momentum is P = 300kg*3m/s = 900kg*m/s westwards (momentum, like the velocity, also is a vector, so it has an direction).