A symbol had to be chosen, and M and V were otherwise busy. Newton wrote in Latin (which was nearly required at the time for scientific publication), so the term he used for momentum might have started with p.
Taken from the answer of Horsin' Around.
p is used because the word "impetus" formally in place of "momentum" comes from the latin, "petere," to go towards or rush upon..........so therefore we get "p"
another way to look at it is q is used for the reaction and p is the mirror image of q so therefore since "to every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction," we choose p to go with q
Since 'm' is momentum, physicists decided to use 'p'. It is said it was probably from the latin verb 'petere' meaning '-to go' or '-to seek'.
Because it just does!!!
No it does not. It represents momentum.
ACC TO FORMULAE p=mv2 WHERE p=MOMENTUM, m=MASS, v=VELOCITY IF MASS REMAIN CONSTANT , THEN CHANGE IN MOMENTUM IS DUE TO CHANGE IN VELOCITY. THEREFORE MOMENTUM IS DIRECTLY PROPOTIONAL TO VELOCITY.
p (momentum) = m x v p = 57kg x 27 m/s p = 1539 kgxm/s The momentum of this cheetah is 1539 kg x mg/s
The momentum of a 20 kilogram dog running at a speed of 8 meters per second is 160 (kg m/s). P=mv P=momentum m=mass v=velocity The units are (kg m/s). P=mv P= 20kg x 8 m/s P= 160 (kg m/s) .
Possibly but not likely.
Momentum, denoted by the letter p, is equal to the product of a system's mass and velocity.
No it does not. It represents momentum.
Momentum, p, is solved by using the momentum equation: p = m*v.
Momentum like mass will always be conserved in any process. Momentum is the product of mass and velocity of the object. It is symbolically denoted as p=m*v where p = momentum, m = mass and v = velocity
_______________________________________________________ P = m x v P = momentum m= mass v = velocity _______________________________________________________ P t = P 1 x P 2 Total momentum = Momentum 1 X Momentum 2 Total momentum = ( mass x velocity of the first object ) x ( mass x velocity of the second object )
That's the formula that defines momentum. For some reason unknown to me, the symbol commonly used for momentum is "p". Momentum = mass x velocity.That's the formula that defines momentum. For some reason unknown to me, the symbol commonly used for momentum is "p". Momentum = mass x velocity.That's the formula that defines momentum. For some reason unknown to me, the symbol commonly used for momentum is "p". Momentum = mass x velocity.That's the formula that defines momentum. For some reason unknown to me, the symbol commonly used for momentum is "p". Momentum = mass x velocity.
momentum is the product of mass and velocity. p for momentum m for mass and v for velocity. (p=m*v)
first you would have to find the momentum where the formula is M=m*v where m is the mass and v is the velocity. for example if your momentum of an object is 32kg m/s you would write it as 32kg*m/s
ACC TO FORMULAE p=mv2 WHERE p=MOMENTUM, m=MASS, v=VELOCITY IF MASS REMAIN CONSTANT , THEN CHANGE IN MOMENTUM IS DUE TO CHANGE IN VELOCITY. THEREFORE MOMENTUM IS DIRECTLY PROPOTIONAL TO VELOCITY.
p = mvwhere p is momentum , m is mass and v is velocity
Through formula P = mv. P = momentum m = mass v= velocity increase m, so p increases Thus, mass is proportional to momentum.
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