How does the momentum of a dog and a horse, which are both running at the same velocity, compare?
Answer: The momentum of horse will be more than the momentum of dog.
Explanation:
Let the momentum of dog and horse be \(P_d\) and \(P_h\)
Mass of the dog = \(M_d\)
Mass of the horse = \(M_h\)
Given that velocity with which dog is running is equal to the velocity with which horse is running.
\(V_d=V_h=V\)
\(Momentum=\text{mass of the body}\times \text{velocity of body}=P=MV\)
\(P_d=M_d\times V\)..(1)
\(P_h=M_h\times V\)..(2)
From (1) and(2) we can say that \(P_d
Since,the mass of horse is larger than the mass of the dog the momentum of the horse will be more than the momentum of the dog.