a 4 kg ball has a momentum of 12 kg m/s whats the balls speed?

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a 4 kg ball has a momentum of 12 kg m/s whats the balls speed?

2007-12-04 12:31:14 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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3 m/s

2007-12-04 12:33:47 · answer #1 · answered by jovski1966 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

You can do the math, right?

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kg m/s is momentum

momentum = mass * velocity

to confirm the units, kg m/s = kg * m/s

So clearly

velocity = momentum / mass
= 12 kg m/s / 4 kg
= 3 m/s

2007-12-04 12:38:47 · answer #2 · answered by Kasey C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋