Calculate the momentum of a 48.5 kg passenger seated on a train that is stopped.

0kgm/s

Explanation:

Given parameters:

Mass of the passenger  = 48.5kg

Unknown:

Momentum  = ?

Solution:

The momentum of a body is the quantity of motion a body possesses. A body not in motion has no momentum.

Mathematically;

  Momentum = mass x velocity

  So;

Since the train is stopped, velocity  = 0m/s

        Momentum  = 48.5 x 0 = 0kgm/s

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