Question

How does increased mass change momentum?

Answer 1

Increasing momentum of course...

Explanation:

Momentum is given through the equation:

`p=mv`

where:

• `p` is the momentum of the object

• `m` is the mass of the object

• `v` is the velocity of the object

If `v` is constant, the equation becomes,

`p=km`

where `k` is a constant.

This is similar to the equation `y=kx`, where `p=y,x=m`. We know that `y=kx` represents direct proportionality, and so from here, we deduce that mass is also directly proportional to momentum.