SOLUTION: A bullet has a mass of 8 grams and a muzzle velocity of 340 m/sec. A baseball has a mass of 0.2 kg. and is thrown by the pitcher at 40 m/sec. What is the momentum of the baseball?

Question 1093457: A bullet has a mass of 8 grams and a muzzle velocity of 340 m/sec. A baseball has a mass of 0.2 kg. and is thrown by the pitcher at 40 m/sec. What is the momentum of the baseball? What is the momentum of the bullet?
Answer by ikleyn(52777) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Momentum is the product of mass by the speed.

And you need to use consistent units that in your problems are kilogram for mass and m/s for the speed.

Then you answer will be in in both cases.

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