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Originally Posted by ICER
Velocity times momentum does or does not equal acceleration?
please explain why.
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Originally Posted by ICER
OK here's I read it....
Velocity (speed imparted to something) + Momentum (strength or force gained by motion or through the development of events) = acceleration (rate of change of velocity with respect to time)
Now, if your a skater moveing along the ice (Velocity) and you do an action (Momentum) = you gain speed (acceleration)
Am I reading it wrong? or am I writing to much into the equation?
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It looks like you're trying to intuit the situation without even the vaguest understanding of it. As
stingc has pointed out, the
dimensions (or units) aren't even correct.
So, to answer your question (in case it's not clear, already), no. Velocity times momentum does
not equal acceleration.
The
derivative of
momentum with respect to
time divided by
mass equals
acceleration. Does this clear things up?