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How fast would a 0.25 kg football have to be traveling to have the same momentum as a 0.05 kg bullet travelling 500 m/s?

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Easy, 0.25/0.05 times slower,

so 500 / (0.25/0.05) = 100 m/s

(momentum is mass * velocity)
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momentum = mass (kg)*velocity (m/s)
the bullets momentum is 0.05*500=25
25/0.25=100 so the ball would have to travel at 100 m/s

Hope this helps :)
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