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How do you compare the momentum of a massive object at rest, with a much less massive moving object?

If a tiny mosquito is flying towards a stationary truck, then which object has greater momentum?

Summary

  1. M- the mosquito
  2. mM- the mass of the mosquito
  3. vM with an arrow- the mosquito's velocity vector
  4. T- the truck
  5. mT- the mass of the truck
  6. vT with an arrow- the truck's velocity vector
  7. pT- the strength of the truck's momentum vector
  8. pM- the strength of the mosquito's momentum vector

Notes

    1. p with an arrow- the momentum vector
    2. m- mass
    3. v with an arrow- the velocity vector
    1. pT with an arrow- the truck's momentum vector
    2. mT- mass of the truck
    3. vT with an arrow- the truck's velocity vector
    1. pT with an arrow- the truck's momentum vector
    1. pM with an arrow- the mosquito's momentum vector
    2. mM- the mosquito's mass
    3. vM with an arrow- the mosquitos velocity vector
    1. pM- the length of the momemtum vector