Question

A car has a speed of 23 m/s and a momentum of 31,050 kg·m/s. What is the mass of the car?

Answer 1

Answer:

Mass = 1350kg

Explanation:

Given the following data;

Velocity = 23m/s

Momentum = 31,050 kg·m/s.

To find the mass of car;

Momentum can be defined as the multiplication (product) of the mass possessed by an object and its velocity. Momentum is considered to be a vector quantity because it has both magnitude and direction.

Mathematically, momentum is given by the formula;

Momentum = mass * velocity

Substituting into the equation, we have

31,050 = mass*23

Mass = 31,050/23

Mass = 1350kg

Therefore, the mass of the car is 1350 kilograms.