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A car has momentum, p=10880 kg m/s, east. If the car is traveling east at 16 m/s, its mass must be [m] kg.

User NewToThis
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Given :

Momentum of car = 10880 kg m/s

Velocity of car = 16 m/s

To Find :

We. have to find mass of the car
.

Solution :

★ Momentum of body is measured as the product of mass and its velocity.

It is a vector quantity having both magnitude as well as direction.

SI unit : kg m/s or N s

Formula : p = m × v

  • p denotes momentum
  • m denotes mass
  • v denotes velocity

Calculation :

⭆ p = m × v

⭆ 10880 = m × 16

⭆ m = 10880/16

m = 680 kg

Mass of the car = 680 kg

Hope It Helps!

User Ivan Kvasnica
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Answer:

The answer is 67.5 kg

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the mass of an object given it's momentum and velocity we use the formula


m = (p)/(v) \\

where

p is the momentum

v is the velocity

From the question

p = 1080 kgm/s

v = 16 m/s

We have


m = (1080)/(16) = (135)/(2) \\

We have the final answer as

67.5 kg

Hope this helps you

User Ziv Barber
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