Question 1182163: Taking the density of air to be 1.29 kg/m^3 what is the magnitude of the linear momentum of the cubic meter of the air moving with the wind speed of (a) 36 km/h an hour and (B) 74 miles an hour the wind speed at which the tropical storm becomes a hurricane
Answer by ikleyn(52811)   (Show Source):
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Linear momentum is the product of the mass of the body (of the air in the given volume) by its velocity.
Using the coherent units is of crucial importance.
If you use kg/m^3 for the air density, the consistent unit for the speed (velocity) is m/s,
so all other velocity units must be converted to m/s.
To develop your knowledge on the subject, look into these websites
https://openstax.org/books/college-physics/pages/8-1-linear-momentum-and-force#:~:text=Linear%20momentum%20is%20defined%20as,p%20%3D%20m%20v%20.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momentum
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