Question

At what speed would a 2.00×10⁴-kg airplane have to fly to have a momentum of 1.60×10⁹ kg·m/s (the same as the ship’s momentum in the problem above)?

A. 80 m/s
B. 100 m/s
C. 120 m/s
D. 90 m/s

Answer 1

To have a momentum of 1.60x10^9 kg·m/s, the airplane would have to fly at a speed of 8.00x10^4 m/s.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the speed at which the airplane would have to fly to have a momentum of 1.60x10^9 kg·m/s, we can use the equation:

Momentum = mass x velocity

So, rearranging the equation to solve for velocity:

Velocity = Momentum / Mass

Plugging in the values:

Velocity = (1.60x10^9 kg·m/s) / (2.00x10^4 kg)

Velocity = 8.00x10^4 m/s

Therefore, the airplane would have to fly at a speed of 8.00x10^4 m/s.