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An object experiences an impulse, moves and attains a momentum of 200 kg·m/s. If its mass is 50 kg, what is its velocity?

User Olav
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Answer:

4 m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

Momentum is defined as:


p=mv

where

m is the mass of the object

v is its velocity

For the object in this problem, we know:

p = 200 kg m/s is the momentum

m = 50 kg is the mass

Solving for the velocity, we find:


v=(p)/(m)=(200)/(50)=4 m/s

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