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A stick is thrown straight upward into the air with an initial speed of 15.0 m/s. What is the momentum at the top of the path? The mass of the stick is 0.02 kg.

a. 0.0 kg m/s
b. 0.034 kg m/s
c. 0.30 kg m/s
d. 0.068 kg m/s

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Final answer:

The momentum of the stick at the top of its trajectory is 0.0 kg m/s because it has a velocity of 0 m/s at that point, resulting in zero momentum.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student's question is about determining the momentum of a stick at the top of its trajectory when thrown into the air. Momentum is given by the equation p = mv, where p is momentum, m is mass, and v is velocity. At the top of the path, the velocity of the stick is 0 m/s because it momentarily stops before starting to fall back down. Therefore, the momentum of the stick at the top is also 0.0 kg m/s since multiplying the mass (0.02 kg) by the velocity (0 m/s) equals zero.

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