Taking the density of air to be 1.29 kg/m3, what is the magnitude of the linear momentum of a cubic meter of air moving with the following wind speeds? (a)    35 km/h b)    74 mi/h—the wind speed at which a tropical storm becomes a hurricane

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Taking the density of air to be 1.29 kg/m3, what is the magnitude of the linear momentum of a cubic meter of air moving with the following wind speeds?

(a)    35 km/h

b)    74 mi/h—the wind speed at which a tropical storm becomes a hurricane

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