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• A 1200-kg car is driven through town with a speed of

15 m/s.
What is the magnitude of the car's
momentum?

User Adrian Dunston
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p = mv
m = 1200 kg
v = 15 m/s

p = (1200 kg)(15 m/s) = 18,000 kg m/s
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