Question

Spaceship 1 and spaceship 2 have equal masses of 300 kg. spaceship 1 has an initial momentum magnitude of 600 kg-m/s. what is its initial speed?

Answer 1

Explanation :

Given that,

Mass of the spaceship 1, m = 300 kg

Initial momentum of the spaceship 1, p = 600 kgm/s

Momentum is the product of the mass and the velocity with which it is moving i.e.

p = m v

`v=(p)/(m)`

`v=(600\ kgm/s)/(300\ kg)`

`v=2\ m/s`

The initial velocity of the spaceship 1 is 2 m/s.

Hence, this is the required solution.