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A canoe is floating downriver at a speed of 2.2 m/s. It has a momentum of 83.6 kg.m/s. What is the mass of the canoe?
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Answer: m= 38 kg
Explanation: To solve for the mass of the canoe we will use the formula of momentum which is p= mv. Derive for m, so the formula will become m = p/ v.
m = p/v
= 83.6 kg.m/s / 2.2 m/s
= 38 kg
Cancel out the units of m/s and the remaining unit will be in kg.