How fast would a 4.5 kg rock be traveling if it's momentum was 6.7 kg*m/s?

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asked Feb 14, 2023 188k views

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Carlos Blanco · Answer 1 · 2023-02-20T11:34:47+0000

The momentum is defined as:

where m is the mass and v is the velocity of the object.

Plugging the values given and solving for v we have:

$\begin{gathered} 6.7=4.5v \\ v=(6.7)/(4.5) \\ v=1.49 \end{gathered}$

Therefore the rock was moving at 1.49 m/s (rounded to two decimals)