Question

Does direction matter measuring momentum?

Answer 1

Explanation:

The momentum of an object is equal to the mass of the object times the velocity of the object.

Mathematically express as:

$p=mv$

Where $p$ is the momentum, $m$ is the mass of an object, and $v$ is the velocity.

Since momentum does have direction because it is directly dependent on velocity. Velocity is a measure of an object's speed with its direction as well.

As a vector quantity, the momentum of an object is fully described by both magnitude and direction.

Hence, the direction matter has measuring momentum.