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An astronaut is in space with a baseball and a bowling ball. The astronaut pushes both objects in the same direction. If both balls are traveling at the same speed, does the baseball have the same momentum as the bowling ball?

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Answer:

As a mass greater than that of baseball, at the moment of the bowling wave the moment of the baseball ball is also greater

Step-by-step explanation:

This problem is an application of momentum and momentum. When the astronaut pushed balls, he needed more force to move the ball of greater mass (bowling). The expression for soul is

p = m v

Besibol Blade

p1 = m1 v

Bowling ball

p2 = m2 v

As a mass greater than that of baseball, at the moment of the bowling wave the moment of the baseball ball is also greater

p2 >> p1

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