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if a missile is fired from a tank it gets a momentum of 2000 kg metre per second if the velocity of the Missile 50 metre per second what will be its mass​

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Answer:

40kg

Step-by-step explanation:

Given parameters:

Momentum of the missile = 2000kgm/s

Velocity of the missile = 50m/s

Unknown:

Mass of the missile = ?

Solution:

Momentum of a body is the amount of motion a body posses. It is mathematically defined as the product of mass and velocity;

Momentum = mass x velocity

The unknown is mass, insert the given parameters and solve for it;

2000 = mass x 50

mass =
(2000)/(50) = 40kg

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