Cambridge Maths Academy

Further mechanics 1 Table of contents Momentum = Linear momentum Units First example Impulse The impulse-momentum principle More examples Exercise 1A 1. Momentum = Linear momentum The momentum $p$ of a body of mass $m$ which is moving with velocity $v$ is: $$ \boxed{ \begin{align} \textrm{momentum} &= \textrm{mass} \times \textrm{velocity} \\ p &= mv \end{align} } $$ Mass is a scalar and velocit..