Questions: TRUE or FALSE: Momentum is a vector quantity.

TRUE or FALSE: Momentum is a vector quantity.
Transcript text: TRUE or FALSE: Momentum is a vector quantity.
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Solution Steps

Step 1: Understanding Momentum

Momentum is defined as the product of an object's mass and its velocity. Mathematically, it is expressed as: \[ \mathbf{p} = m \mathbf{v} \] where \( \mathbf{p} \) is the momentum vector, \( m \) is the mass (a scalar quantity), and \( \mathbf{v} \) is the velocity vector.

Step 2: Analyzing the Vector Nature

Since velocity is a vector quantity (having both magnitude and direction), and mass is a scalar, the product of a scalar and a vector is a vector. Therefore, momentum inherits the directional properties of velocity, making it a vector quantity.

Final Answer

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