454
IMPULSE AND MOMENTUM
The
momentum
of
a
particle
frequently
is
called linear
momentum
in
contrast with
the
moment of
momentum
of
the
particle
which is
called
angular
momentum.
Units. The unit of momentum is a combination of a unit of
mass
and a
unit
of
time and
hence,
is a
compound
unit. The unit
of momentum
has
no
special
name.
In
the
gravitational
or
engi-
neer's
system
of
units,
the unit of mass is a derived unit as
explained
in
Art.
141;
derived from the units of
force,
length,
and time and
hence,
the
unit of
momentum
is also a derived unit.
Thus,
if
the
pound, foot,
and second are chosen
for the units of
force,
length,
and
time,
respectively,
the
unit of
momentum is
expressed
by,
1
unit of
mass
X
1
unit of
velocity
=
lib.
XI
sec
*
1
ft.
1
ft.
=
1 Ib.-sec.
X
1 sec.
It will be
observed, therefore,
that
momentum
is
expressed
in
the
same
fundamental units
as
is
impulse.
206.
Components
of Momentum.
Moment
of Momentum.
Since
the momentum
of a
particle
is a vector
quantity
it
may
be
resolved into
components and,
like
any
localized
vector,
it has a
moment
with
respect
to
any
point,
the moment
being
denned
as the
product
of
the
magni-
tude of the momentum
and the
perpendicular
distance from the
position
line
to the
point
or
moment-center.
If,
then,
U
x
and
V
y
denote the
components
of the momentum of a
particle
of mass
ra
and
of
velocity
v
FlG 440
(Fig. 440) and,
if H
denotes
the moment of momentum
of
the
particle
with
respect
to the
point 0,
the
components
of
the
momentum
of
the
particle
and
the
moment
of momentum
of
the
particle
are
expressed
by
the
equations,
and
or,