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Definition of momentum

Mass times velocity

Momentum of stationary object

Zero

Momentum formula

p=m×vp = m \times v

Unit of momentum

kgm/skg m/s

Conservation of momentum principle

Total momentum before = total after

Momentum in collisions (no external forces)

Always conserved

Momentum: scalar or vector

Vector

Force equals (momentum definition)

Rate of change of momentum

Force formula using momentum

F=(mv−mu)tF = \frac{(mv - mu)}{t}

mvmv in force equation

Final momentum

mumu in force equation

Initial momentum

Cannon-cannonball momentum example

Backwards momentum = forward momentum

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Describing Motion

Newton's Laws of Motion

Stopping Distances

Momentum

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