As we know that power is defined as rate of work done
so we will have
so in order to increase the power as per above formula we know that either we need to increase the work or we need to decrease the time to complete that work
So here the correct answer will be
increase the work being done or decrease the time in which the work is completed.
The source of information was biased. It was like walking along a river bank in the country and asking everybody you meet whether they like fishing. Or asking 500 people sitting in the bleachers whether they like baseball.
I'm sure the scientist would have gotten different data if she interviewed 500 teenagers at neighborhood basketball courts, or 500 teenagers at a rock concert.
Answer:
Momentum is given by
p
=
m
v
. Impulse is the change of momentum,
I
=
Δ
p
and is also equal to force times time:
I
=
F
t
. Rearranging,
F
=
I
t
=
Δ
p
t
=
0
−
20
,
000
5
=
−
4000
N
.
Explanation:
Momentum before the collision is
p
=
m
v
=
2000
⋅
10
=
20
,
000
k
g
m
s
−
1
.
Assuming the truck comes to a complete halt, the momentum after the collision is
0
k
g
m
s
−
1
.
The change in momentum,
Δ
p
, is initial minus final
→
0
−
20
,
000
=
−
20
,
000
This is called the impulse:
I
=
Δ
p
. Impulse is also equal (check the units) to force times time:
I
=
F
t
.
We can rearrange this expression to make
F
the subject:
F
=
I
t
=
Δ
p
t
=
−
20
,
000
5
=
−
4000
N
The negative sign just means the force acting is in the opposite direction to the initial momentum.
(This will be the average force acting during the collision: collisions are chaotic so the force is unlikely to be constant.)
