A 1200. kg ferryboat is moving south at 20. m/s. Its momentum is
A) 1.7 × 10-3 N?s
B) 2.4 × 103 kg?m/s
C) 1.2 × 103 kg?m/s
D) 24. kN?s
E) 6.0 × 102 kg?m/s
D
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