If a car and a truck are moving with same momentum, the velocity of car is ........... the velocity of truck.

Greater than

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Lesser than

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Equal to

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might be lesser than

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Solution

The correct option is A Greater than
We know, p $=$ mv and the mass of car is less than truck.
However momentum are same, that shows velocity of car is greater than the velocity of truck.

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If a car and a truck are moving with same momentum, the velocity of car is ........... the velocity of truck.

The correct option is A Greater thanWe know, p=mv and the mass of car is less than truck.However momentum are same, that shows velocity of car is greater than the velocity of truck.

The correct option is A Greater than
We know, p $=$ mv and the mass of car is less than truck.
However momentum are same, that shows velocity of car is greater than the velocity of truck.