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Answer: (a) What is the magnitude of the momentum of a
Chapter 8, Problem 1E(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Problem 1E
(a) What is the magnitude of the momentum of a 10,000-kg truck whose speed is 12.0 m/s? (b) What speed would a 2000-kg SUV have to attain in order to have (i) the same momentum? (ii) the same kinetic energy?
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QUESTION:
Problem 1E
(a) What is the magnitude of the momentum of a 10,000-kg truck whose speed is 12.0 m/s? (b) What speed would a 2000-kg SUV have to attain in order to have (i) the same momentum? (ii) the same kinetic energy?
ANSWER:
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Momentum of a body of mass m and speed v is given by .
The relationship between momentum and kinetic energy is given by .