Linear momentum (7-5)

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The linear momentum points in the same direction as the $\textbf{velocity vector}$ and is proportional to the velocity.

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The $\textbf{linear momentum}$ of an object is a vector.

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Question

The linear momentum is also proportional to the object's $\textbf{mass}$ .

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Review

Our analysis of the skateboard problem, and especially Equation 7-3, suggests that it’s worthwhile to think about a quantity that’s equal to the product of an object’s mass $m$ and its velocity vector $\vec{v}$ . We’ll call this quantity the object’s $\textbf{linear momentum}$ .