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A car travelling at 25 m/s has momentum 20,000 Kgm/s, calculate the mass of the car.

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We have

  • Velocity of the car, v = 25 m/s
  • Momentum of the car, P = 20,000 kg.m/s

We have been asked to calculate the mass of the car, m.


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  • P denotes momentum
  • m denotes mass
  • v denotes velocity


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Therefore, mass of the car is 800 kg.

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