Football player A has a mass of 210 pounds and is running at a rate of 5.0 mi/hr. He collides with player B. Player B has a mass of 190 pounds and is running in the same direction at 3.0 mi/hr. Which of the following statements is true?

-The momentum of player A is equal to that of player B.

-The momentum of player A is greater than that of player B.

-The momentum of player A is less than that of player B.

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Monique Carr

Physics

17 January, 22:17

Football player A has a mass of 210 pounds and is running at a rate of 5.0 mi/hr. He collides with player B. Player B has a mass of 190 pounds and is running in the same direction at 3.0 mi/hr. Which of the following statements is true?

-The momentum of player A is equal to that of player B.

-The momentum of player A is greater than that of player B.

-The momentum of player A is less than that of player B.

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Tangles · Answer 1

The equation for momentum is p = mv where p is the omentum, m is the mass and v is the velocity. Calculating the momentum for each football player, player A will have a momentum of 1050 lb-mi/h and player B will have a momentum of 570 lb-mi/h. Therefore, momentum of player A is greater than that of player B.