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An objects speed is 3.60 m/s and its momentum is 180.0 kg • m/s what is the mass of an object

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The formula of momentum is mass * speed.

We are given the object's speed which is 3.60 m/s and the object's momentum which is 180 kg m/s. Solve for the mass of the object by dividing the momentum with the object's speed:

mass = 180 kg m/s / 3.60 m/s

mass = 50 kg
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