Which has more momentum, an object with a mass of #50kg# moving at #23m/s# or an object with a mass of #200kg# moving at #7m/s#?

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Answer 1 · 2016-05-14T19:20:23

#vec P_2> vec P_1#

#m_1=50 " "kg#

#vec v_1=23" "m/s#

#vec P_1=m_1*vec v_1#

#vec P_1=50*23=1150" " kg*m/s#

#m_2=200" "kg#

#vec v_2=7" "m/s#

#vec P_2=m_2*vec v_2#

#vec P_2=200*7=1400" "kg*m/s#

#vec P_2> vec P_1#