Question

The momentum of a bald eagle in flight is calculated to be 345. The mass of the eagle is 5.0 kg. What is the magnitude of the velocity of the eagle?

Answer 1

Answer : v = 69 m/s.

Explanation :

It is given that,

The momentum of a bald eagle in flight, $p = 345\ Kgm/s$

Mass of the eagle, m = 5 kg

We know that the momentum of any object is defined as the product of mass and the velocity with which it is moving.

$p=mv$

$v=\dfrac{p}{m}$

$v=\dfrac{345\ kgm/s}{5\ kg}$

$v=69\ m/s$

The velocity of the eagle is 69 m/s.

Hence, this is the required solution.                                  

Answer 2

The formula to find the magnitude of velocity is:

▲v= ▲M/m

▲v=Velocity Change
▲M=Momentum Change
m=Mass

Plug in the information;

▲v=345/5

The answer is 69