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A boy weighs 40 kilograms. He runs at a velocity of 4 meters per second north. Which is his momentum?

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The formula for momentum is mass times velocity. Simply, we just multiply the given values:
p = mv
p = 40 kg x 4 m/s
p = 160 kg m/s

Other units for momentum is N s.
p = 160 N s
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