How much momentum does a 2500 kg mass moving at21. m/s have?kg*m/s (Round to 2 significant figures)

Quintonn asked Sep 12, 2023

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Quintonn asked Sep 12, 2023

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The momentum can be calculated with the following formula:

Where m is the mass and v is the velocity.

So, for m = 2500 kg and v = 21 m/s, we have:

$\begin{gathered} p=2500\cdot21 \\ p=52500 \end{gathered}$

Rounding to 2 significant figures, we have a momentum of 53000 kg*m/s

Bamtheboozle answered Sep 17, 2023

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