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Newton' second law:
F = dp/dt= mdv/dt + vdm/dt
In the third term, what is v?
Justin Parke
Oakland Mills High School
Columbia, MD
F = dp/dt = d(mv)/dt = m dv/dt + v dm/dt
This is the chain rule applied to momentum p = mv.
v is velocity throughout
regards,
Dan M