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Determine the momentumof 80 kg football playerrunning at 3.4 meters/second = 272 kgm/s

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PARAMETERS PROVIDED:


\begin{gathered} mass=80\operatorname{kg} \\ velocity=3.4\text{ m/s} \end{gathered}

DEFINITIONS AND FORMULA:

Momentum is the product of the mass of a body and the velocity with which it travels. Mathematically, it is calculated as:


M=mass* velocity

CALCULATION:

The momentum is given to be:


M=80*3.4=272\text{ kgm/s}

CONCLUSION:

The momentum of the football player is 272 kgm/s.

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