Car is traveling at a speed, what speed will a truck have the same momentum?

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A car with a mass of 964.0 kg traveling at 63.3 km/hr has a momentum of 16,947.12 kg·m/s. To find the speed at which a truck weighing 3,530.7 kg would have the same momentum, the equation p = mv is used. Solving for the truck's speed yields approximately 4.79 m/s. This speed converts to about 17.25 km/hr. Thus, the truck must travel at 17.25 km/hr to match the car's momentum.
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A car with a mass of 964.0 kg is traveling at a speed of 63.3 km/hr. At what speed (in km/hr) will a 3530.7 kg truck have the same amount of momentum as the car?
 
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IDKPhysics101 said:
A car with a mass of 964.0 kg is traveling at a speed of 63.3 km/hr. At what speed (in km/hr) will a 3530.7 kg truck have the same amount of momentum as the car?

First start by asking yourself what is the definition of linear momentum and hence what is the momentum of the car?
 
car
speed=63.3km/hr=17.58m/s
p=964*17.58
p=16947.12

truck
p=mv
16947.12=3530.7*V
V=4.79m/s??
 
IDKPhysics101 said:
car
speed=63.3km/hr=17.58m/s
p=964*17.58
p=16947.12

truck
p=mv
16947.12=3530.7*V
V=4.79m/s??

Yes, that should be correct.
 

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