Question

Suppose a truck has a momentum of 40,120 kg • and a mass of 1,180 kg. What is the truck’s velocity?

Answer 1

Answer:

The velocity of the truck is 34 m/s.

Explanation:

The momentum (p) of an object is the product of its mass (m) and its velocity (v) which can be written as:

p = mv

Here in this problem, we are given a truck which has a momentum of 40120 kg and a mass of 1180 kg and we are to find its velocity.

So substituting the given values in the above formula to find the velocity of the truck.

Truck's velocity = $\frac{40120}{1180}$ = 34 m/s.