Question

Find the velocity of a semi-truck that has a mass of 1200kg and a momentum of 1800kg⋅m/s.

a) 0.33m/s
b) 1.5m/s
c) 1.8m/s
d) 2.4m/s

Answer 1

The velocity of the semi-truck is 1.5m/s.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the velocity of the semi-truck, we can use the formula:

Momentum (p) = mass (m) * velocity (v)

Given that the mass of the semi-truck is 1200kg and the momentum is 1800kg·m/s, we can rearrange the formula to solve for velocity:

Velocity = Momentum / Mass = 1800kg·m/s / 1200kg = 1.5m/s

Therefore, the velocity of the semi-truck is 1.5m/s.