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Momentum and impulse – problems and solutions

1. A small ball throwed horizontally with a constant speed of 10 m/s. The ball hits the wall and
reflected with the same speed. What is the change of the linear momentum of the ball.
Known :
Mass (m) = 0.2 kg
Initial speed (vo) = -10 m/s
Final speed (vt) = 10 m/s
Wanted : the change of the linear momentum (Δp)
Solution :
Formula of the change of linear momentum :
Δp = m vt – m vo = m (vt – vo)

The change of linear momentum :

Δp = 0.2 (10 – (-10)) = 0.2 (10 + 10)
Δp = 0.2 (20)
Δp = 4 kg m/s

2. A 10-gram ball falls freely from a height, hits the floor at 15 m/s, then reflected upward at 10 m/s.
Determine the impulse!
Known :
Mass (m) = 10 gram = 0.01 kg
Initial velocity (vo) = -15 m/s
Final velocity (vt) = 10 m/s
Wanted : Impulse (I)
Solution :

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