Question

What is the momentum of a 100 kilogram football player moving with a speed of 3.5 meters/second. The units should be written as kg m/s.

Oct 4, 2012

bobpursley

momentum=mass*velocity. Notice velocity is supposed to be a vector, therefore momentum is a vector. Apparently, the question writer is ignoring that.

Oct 4, 2012

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