Question

2. What is the momentum of a 8850 kg medium truckthat is traveling with a velocity of 55 m/s west on thehighway?

Answer 1

Given:

a.) Mass = 8,850 kg

b.) Velocity = 55 m/s

For us to be able to get the momentum of the truck, we will be using the following formula:

$\text{ Momentum = p = m x v}$

Where,

p = the momentum

m = the mass

v = the velocity

We get,

$\text{ Momentum = p = m x v}$$\text{ = 8,850 x 55}$$\text{ Momentum = }486,750\text{ kg }\cdot\text{ m / s}$

Therefore, the momentum of the truck is 486,750 kg·m/s