Question

Define linear momentum..............

Answer 1

Linear momentum is the vector quantity

• defined as the product of mass of an object, m, and
• its velocity, v. The letter 'p' is applied to express it and used as momentum for short.

1. Please note that the body's momentum is always in the same direction as its velocity vector.

Answer 2

Linear momentum is a vector quantity defined as the product of an object's mass, m, and its velocity, v. Linear momentum is denoted by the letter p and is called “momentum” for short: Note that a body's momentum is always in the same direction as its velocity vector. The units of momentum are kg. · m/s.

It's a term that describes a relationship between the mass and velocity of an object, and we can see this when it is written in equation form, p = mv, where p is momentum, m is mass in kg and v is velocity in m/s. Because momentum is a vector quantity, this means it has both magnitude and direction.