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Let’s say a 0.001kg bullet moves with a speed of 1500 m/s. A pitcher claims he can throw a 0.15 kg baseball with as much momentum as that bullet. How fast would he have to throw the ball for this to be true?

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Answer:10

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Answer:

10m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

the speed of the ball is equal to the value of the momentum of the bullet divided by the mass of the ball

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