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2 years ago

A small 32-kilogram canoe broke free of its dock and is now floating downriver at a speed of 2.5 m/s. What is

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marysya [2.9K]2 years ago

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<h3>Answer:</h3>

80 kgm/s

<h3>Explanation:</h3>

<u>We are given;</u>

Mass of the Canoe is 32 kg
Speed of the Canoe is 2.5 m/s

We are required to calculate the momentum of the Canoe?

We need to know that momentum is the product of mass of an object and its speed.

Therefore;

Momentum = Mass × speed

Therefore;

Momentum = 32 kg × 2.5 m/s

= 80 Kgm/s

Thus, the momentum of the Canoe is 80 kgm/s.

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