Question regarding simple hovercraft?

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Question regarding simple hovercraft?

I made a simple hovercraft using balloon and a cd.It works but the problem is I need to carculate its momentum.How to determine how much momentum that the balloon give?

2006-09-11 23:26:22 · 1 answers · asked by tk2 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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The momentum of a moving object is usually calculated using the formula p = mv, where p is the momentum, m is the mass of the moving object and v is the velocity of the object.

The mass of your craft is the mass of the CD plus the mass of the balloon (ignoring the mass of the air in the balloon).

You need to run a series of experiments to determine the velocity of the balloon/CD hovercraft.

2006-09-12 02:02:10 · answer #1 · answered by Richard 7 · 70⤊ 0⤋