At what speed do a bicycle and its rider, with a combined mass of 100 kg, have the same momentum as a1300 kg car traveling at 6.0 m/s?
Known variables:
(mass of bicycle) m1= 100 kg
(mass of car) m2= 1300kg
(velocity of car) v2 = 6.0 m/s
Momentum is mass x velocity.
=> m1 x v1 = m2 x v2
(100 kg) x (v2) = (1300kg) x (6.0 m/s)
100v2 = 7800
v2 = 78 m/s
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