Question

What is the momentum of a 54 kg ball just before it hits the ground when it is dropped from a height of 1.4m?

What formulas should I use?!

Answer 1

V^2 = Vo^2 + 2g*h.

Vo = 0.
g = 9.8 m/s^2.
h = 1.4 m.
Solve for V.

Momentum = M*V.