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Chapter 8, Problem 2(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Problem 2PE
(a) What is the mass of a large ship that has a momentum of 1.60×109 kg · m/s , when the ship is moving at a speed of 48.0 km/h? (b) Compare the ship’s momentum to the momentum of a 1100-kg artillery shell fired at a speed of 1200 m/s .
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QUESTION:
Problem 2PE
(a) What is the mass of a large ship that has a momentum of 1.60×109 kg · m/s , when the ship is moving at a speed of 48.0 km/h? (b) Compare the ship’s momentum to the momentum of a 1100-kg artillery shell fired at a speed of 1200 m/s .
ANSWER:
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Speed and momentum of the sheep is given, calculate the mass of the sheep.
Now compare the momentum of the sheep with the momentum of the artillery shell whose mass and speed is given.