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A supersonic jet, with a mass of 21,000 kg, departs from its home airbase with a velocity of 400 m/s due east. What is the jet’s momentum?

Answer is - 21,000 x 400m/s = 84,00000 m/s

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Answer:

Momentum P is 840000kgm/s or 8.4 × 10^6

Step-by-step explanation:

Data :

Mass = 21000 kg

Velocity = 400 m/s

So momentum is given as

P = mv

P = 21000×400

P = 8400000 kgm/s

P = 8.4 × 10^6

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