Question

What is the impulse of a 3 kg object that starts from rest and moves to 20 m/s?

Answer 1

Answer:

The impulse on the object is 60Ns.

Explanation:

Impulse is defined as the product of the force applied on an object and the time at which it acts. It is also the change in the momentum of a body.

F = m a

F = m($\frac{v_{2} - v_{1} }{t}$)

⇒     Ft = m($v_{2}$ - $v_{1}$)

where: F is the dorce on the object, t is the time at which it acts, m is the mass of the object, $v_{1}$ is its initialvelocity and $v_{2}$ is the final velocity of the object.

Therefore,

impulse = Ft = m($v_{2}$ - $v_{1}$)

From the question, m = 3kg, $v_{1}$ = 0m/s and $v_{2}$ = 20m/s.

So that,

Impulse = 3 (20 - 0)

             = 3(20)

             = 60Ns

The impulse on the object is 60Ns.