why Momentum is defined as MV why not MV square or something else
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p=mv
momentum is defined as the product of mass and velocity. it measures the intensity of the impact of a object on a body. so it is product of mass and velocity.
Momentum measures the 'motion content' of an object, and is based on the product of an object's mass and velocity. Momentum doubles, for example, when velocity doubles. Similarly, if two objects are moving with the same velocity, one with twice the mass of the other also has twice the momentum.
Force, on the other hand, is the push or pull that is applied to an object to CHANGE its momentum. Newton's second law of motion defines force as the product of mass times ACCELERATION (vs. velocity). Since acceleration is the change in velocity divided by time, you can connect the two concepts with the following relationship:
force = mass x (velocity / time) = (mass x velocity) / time = momentum / time
Multiplying both sides of this equation by time:
force x time = momentum