Question

11. What is the momentum of a truck with a mass of 3000 kg traveling north at a

speed of 25 m/s?

Answer 1

Momentum equals 75000kg•m/s

Answer 2

We are given:

mass of the truck (m) = 3000 kg

velocity of the truck (v) = 25 m/s

Calculating the Momentum:

We know that the momentum of an object is equal to its mass times it's velocity

P = mv (where P is the momentum of the truck)

Momentum of the truck:

replacing with the values of the truck

P = mv

P = 3000 * 25

P = 75000 kg m/s

Therefore, the momentum of the truck is 75000 kg m/s