Question

A freight train rolls along a track with considerable momentum. If it were to roll at the same speed but had twice as much mass, it's momentum would be

Answer 1

Answer:

The momentum would be doubled

Explanation:

The magnitude of the momentum of the freight train is given by:

$p=mv$

where

m is the mass of the train

v is its speed

In this problem, we have that the speed of the train is unchanged, while the mass of the train is doubled:

$m'=2m$

therefore, the new momentum is

$p'=m'v=(2m)v=2(mv)=2p$

so, the momentum has also doubled.