Answer:
[tex]\boxed {\boxed {\sf 40 \ kilograms}}[/tex]
Explanation:
Momentum is the product of velocity and mass. The formula is:
[tex]p=m*v[/tex]
We know the rock is falling. Its momentum is 200 kilograms meters per second and its velocity is 5 meters per second. Substitute the values into the formula.
[tex]200 \ kg \ m/s = m * 5.0 \ m/s[/tex]
We are solving for m, the mass. We must isolate the variable. It is being multiplied by 5 meters per second. The inverse of multiplication is division, so we divided both sides by 5.0 m/s.
[tex]\frac{200 \ kg \ m/s}{5.0 \ m/s}=\frac{ m* 5.0 \ m/s }{5.0 \ m/s}[/tex]
[tex]\frac{200 \ kg \ m/s}{5.0 \ m/s}=m[/tex]
The units of meters per second (m/s) cancel.
[tex]\frac{200 \ kg}{5.0 } =m[/tex]
[tex]40 \ kg = m[/tex]
The falling rock has a mass of 40 kilograms.
