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Momentum is the measure of 'how' much motion a body posses and is of prime importance to Mechanics, | Momentum is the measure of 'how' much motion a body posses and is of prime importance to Mechanics, | ||
Mathematically if we have a body of mass <math>m</math> moving with velocity <math>\vec{v}</math> then it's momentum <math>\vec{p}</math> is defined as | Mathematically if we have a body of mass <math>m</math> moving with velocity <math>\vec{v}</math> then it's momentum <math>\vec{p}</math> is defined as | ||
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Revision as of 05:13, 20 February 2008
Momentum is the measure of 'how' much motion a body posses and is of prime importance to Mechanics,
Mathematically if we have a body of mass 
moving with velocity 
then it's momentum 
is defined as
