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A 1500 kg car is moving at 64800 m/hour What is it's momentum and its kinetic energy?​

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Final answer:

The momentum of the 1500 kg car moving at 64800 m/hour (18 m/s) is 27000 kg·m/s. Its kinetic energy is 243000 J.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student has asked about finding the momentum and kinetic energy of a 1500 kg car moving at a speed of 64800 m/hour. To solve this, we first need to convert the speed to meters per second (m/s) since the standard SI unit for velocity is m/s and not m/hour. To do this, we divide the speed by 3600 (the number of seconds in an hour).

Speed in m/s = 64800 m/hour ÷ 3600 = 18 m/s

Now we can calculate the momentum (p) of the car using the formula p = mv, where m is the mass and v is the velocity.

Momentum (p) = 1500 kg × 18 m/s = 27000 kg·m/s

To find the kinetic energy (KE), we use the formula KE = ½ mv².

Kinetic Energy (KE) = ½ × 1500 kg × (18 m/s)² = 243000 J (joules)

The car's momentum is 27000 kg·m/s, and its kinetic energy is 243000 J.

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