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What is the change in momentum of a 4 kg object accelerating from 10 m/s to 12 m/s? In this problem what is the change in velocity

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Answer:

8 kg*m/s and 2m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

momentum is mass times velocity. since the velocity changes by 2 m/s. you just take the difference from final velocity to beginning velocity.

4kg*12m/s = 48 kg*m/s

4kg*10m/s = 40 kg*m/s

48kg*m/s - 40 kg*m/s = 8kg*m/s

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