Question

The driver of a 1.5 x 103 kg car is traveling east at 10 m/s and increases its speed to 30 m/s east over 15 seconds. What was the change in momentum of the car? Kgm/s

Answer 1

30,000kgm/s

Step-by-step explanation:

Change in momentum is expressed as;

Change in momentum = mass × change in velocity

∆M = m∆v

Mass m = 1.5×10³kg = 1500kg

∆v = 30-10 =20m/s

Substitute into the formula

Change in momentum = 1500(20)

Change in momentum = 30,000kgm/s