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A basketball has a momentum of 4.0 kg.m/s and a mass of .035 kg. What is thebasketball velocity.

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Answer:

Momentum is given by:


momentum = mass * velocity

substitute:


4.0 = 0.035 * v \\ v = (4.0)/(0.035) \\ \\ { \underline{ \: \: velocity = 114.3 \: m {s}^( - 1) \: \: }}

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