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Calculate the magnitude of the linear momentum for the following cases.
(a) a proton with mass 1.67 x10-27 kg, moving with a speed of
4.65 x106 m/s
(b) a 14.0-g bullet moving with a speed of 460 m/s
(c) a 73.5-kg sprinter running with a speed of 12.5 m/s
(d) the Earth (mass = 5.98 x1024 kg) moving with an orbital speed equal to 2.98 x104 m/s.
(b) a 14.0-g bullet moving with a speed of 460 m/s
(c) a 73.5-kg sprinter running with a speed of 12.5 m/s
(d) the Earth (mass = 5.98 x1024 kg) moving with an orbital speed equal to 2.98 x104 m/s.
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