Problem 7.01. A 2.5 kg Hellbender (a.k.a. lasagna lizard, the official amphibian of PA) swims with a speed of 5.0 m/s down a stream which flows at 10.0 m/s. a) How much momentum does the Hellbender have with respect to still water? b) How much momentum does the Hellbender have with respect to the Earth?

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Problem 7.01. A 2.5 kg Hellbender (a.k.a. lasagna lizard, the official amphibian of PA)
swims with a speed of 5.0 m/s down a stream which flows at 10.0 m/s. a) How much
momentum does the Hellbender have with respect to still water? b) How much momentum
does the Hellbender have with respect to the Earth?
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 7.01. A 2.5 kg Hellbender (a.k.a. lasagna lizard, the official amphibian of PA) swims with a speed of 5.0 m/s down a stream which flows at 10.0 m/s. a) How much momentum does the Hellbender have with respect to still water? b) How much momentum does the Hellbender have with respect to the Earth?
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Step 1: Writing the given data

Mass of the Hellbender, m=2.5 kg

Speed of the Hellbender, vH=5 m/s

Speed of the water in the stream, vw=10 m/s

 

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