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(a) Calculate the momentum of a 2000-kg elephant charging a hunter at a speed of 7.50  m/s7.50 \textrm{ m/s} . (b) Compare the elephant’s momentum with the momentum of a 0.0400-kg tranquilizer dart fired at a speed of 600 m/s600 \textrm{ m/s}. (c) What is the momentum of the 90.0-kg hunter running at 7.40 m/s7.40 \textrm{ m/s} after missing the elephant?
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Final Answer

a) 1.50×104 kg m/s1.50 \times 10^4 \textrm{ kg m/s}

b) 625

c) 666 kg m/s666 \textrm{ kg m/s}

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