Question

You are driving to Florida in a 2500 kg car traveling at 35 m/s. What is your momentum?

Answer 1

$P=87500\text{ kg}\cdot\frac{m}{s}$

Explanation

The momentum of a particle is conventionally represented by the letter p

$P=m\cdot v$

where mass (m) and velocity (v)

then

Step 1

let

$\begin{gathered} \text{mass}=2500\text{ kg} \\ \text{velocity}=35\text{ }\frac{m}{s} \end{gathered}$

now, replace in the formula

$\begin{gathered} P=m\cdot v \\ P=\text{ 2500 Kg }\cdot35\text{ }\frac{m}{s} \\ P=87500\text{ kg}\cdot\frac{m}{s} \end{gathered}$

therefore, the momentum is

$87500\text{ kg}\cdot\frac{m}{s}$

I hope this helps you