What is the mass of a baseball thrown at 25 m/s resulting in a momentum of 10 kg·m/s?

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Harry

8 February, 01:32

What is the mass of a baseball thrown at 25 m/s resulting in a momentum of 10 kg·m/s?

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Palmer · Answer 1

Answer: m = 0.4 kg

Explanation: Momentum is the product of mass and velocity also expressed in this equation:

p = m x v

Derive to find m

m = p / v

= 10 kg•m/s / 25 m/s

= 0.4 kg