The change in momentum of the car is 6000 kg m/s
Explanation:
According to the impulse theorem, the change in momentum of an object is equal to the impulse exerted on the object, therefore:
![\Delta p = I](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5CDelta%20p%20%3D%20I)
where
is the change in momentum
I is the impulse exerted
For the car in this problem, the impulse received is
I = 6000 kg m/s (in the forward direction)
Therefore, the change in momentum of the car is equal to this value:
(in the forward direction)
We can also calculate what is the new momentum of the car. In fact, the initial momentum is
![p_i = mu = (1000 kg)(15 m/s)=15,000 kg m/s](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=p_i%20%3D%20mu%20%3D%20%281000%20kg%29%2815%20m%2Fs%29%3D15%2C000%20kg%20m%2Fs)
And so, the new momentum is
![p_f = p_i + \Delta p = 15,000 + 6,000 = 21,000 kg m/s](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=p_f%20%3D%20p_i%20%2B%20%5CDelta%20p%20%3D%2015%2C000%20%2B%206%2C000%20%3D%2021%2C000%20kg%20m%2Fs)
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