Which has more momentum, a #5kg# object moving at #8m/s# or a #12kg# object moving at #2m/s#?
1 Answer
Dec 26, 2015
This is only asking about one equation. This should take no more than 1 minute.
Momentum is just the quantity of motion for a moving object.
Hence you need mass and velocity.
#vecp = mvecv#
where#vecp# is momentum,#m# is mass in#"kg"# , and#vecv# is velocity in#"m/s"# .
So...
#vecp_1 = m_1vecv_1#
#vecp_2 = m_2vecv_2#
#vecp_1" ? "vecp_2#
#("5 kg")("8 m/s")" ? "("12 kg")("2 m/s")#
#"40 kg"cdot"m/s" > "24 kg"cdot"m/s"#
Hence
#color(blue)(vecp_1 > vecp_2)#
