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Which has the larger linear momentum: a 2,200-kg houseboat going 9 m/s or a 1420-kg speedboat going 15 m/s?
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Which has the larger linear momentum: a 2,200-kg houseboat going 9 m/s or a 1420-kg speedboat going 15 m/s?

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Momentum of houseboat

P = mv P = (2,200 Kg)(9 m/s)

P = 19,800 Kg.m/s

Momentum of speedboat

P = mv P = (1420 Kg)(15 m/s)

P = 21,300 Kg.m/s


Answer: Speedboat
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