Question

What is the relationship between the mass, velocity, and momentum of an object?

Answer 1

In terms of an equation, the momentum of an object is equal to the mass of the object times the velocity of the object. Where m is the mass and v is the velocity. The equation illustrates that momentum is directly equal to an object's mass and directly proportional to the object's velocity.

Answer 2

The momentum of an object is equal to the product of the mass and acceleration of the object, that is:

Momentum (p) = Mass (m) × Acceleration (a)

p = ma

Velocity is involved here because of acceleration. To find acceleration, you need to subtract the initial velocity(u) of an object from its final velocity (v), then divide the difference by time (t).

a = (v - u)/ t