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what is the equation for finding momentum?
Momentum is a measure of an object's motion, or how much it "wants" to keep moving. It is a vector quantity, meaning it has both magnitude and direction.
The equation for finding momentum is p = mv, where p represents momentum, m represents mass, and v represents velocity. This equation can also be written as p = m x v, where the x indicates a vector product.
Velocity is the rate of change of an object's position, while momentum is the product of an object's mass and velocity. In other words, velocity tells us how fast an object is moving, while momentum tells us how much force is needed to change its motion.
According to the Law of Conservation of Momentum, momentum is always conserved in a closed system, meaning that the total momentum before a collision or interaction is equal to the total momentum after. However, in open systems where external forces are present, momentum may not be conserved.
Momentum is used in many real-world applications, such as in sports (e.g. calculating the momentum of a baseball), transportation (e.g. calculating the momentum of a moving vehicle), and physics experiments (e.g. measuring the momentum of subatomic particles). It is also an important concept in understanding collisions and the behavior of objects in motion.