Question

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A 5000kg truck and a 50 kg person have the same momentum. How is this possible?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The mass of a truck = 5000 kg

Mass of a person = 50 kg

The momentum of a body is given by :

p = mv

m is mass

If momentum of the truck and the person is same. Let v₁ and v₂ are velocity of the truck and the person.

`5000* v_1=50* v_2\\\\(v_1)/(v_2)=(50)/(5000)\\\\(v_1)/(v_2)=(1)/(100)\\\\v_2=100v_1`

So, it can only possible if the velocity of the person is 100 times of the velocity of the truck.