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Calculate the momentum of a 1800 kg elephant charging a hunter at a speed of 7.50 m/s.

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The amount of movement, linear momentum, momentum or momentum is a physical quantity derived from a vector type that describes the movement of a body in any mechanical theory. In classical mechanics, the amount of movement is defined as the product of body mass and its velocity at a given time.

p= mv

Where,

m = mass

v = Velocity

Our values are given as,


m = 1800kg


v = 7.5m/s

Replacing we have that,


p = (1800)(7.5)


p = 13500kg\cdot m/s

Therefore the momentum is
13500kg\cdot m/s

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