Question

The velocity of a 150 kg cart changes from 6.0 m/s to 14.0 m/s. What is the magnitude of the impulse that acted on it?

Answer 1

An impulse is the change in momentum. Momentum is mass times velocity. Because the mass does not change, a change in velocity is what creates an impulse. (14.0 m/s - 6.0 m/s) = 8.0 m/s. (150 kg)x(8.0 m/s) = 1200 kgm/s.