The impulse required to decrease the speed of the boat is equal to the variation of momentum of the boat:
where
m=225 kg is the mass of the boat
is the variation of velocity of the boat
By substituting the numbers into the first equation, we find the impulse:
and the negative sign means the direction of the impulse is against the direction of motion of the boat.
where
m=225 kg is the mass of the boat
By substituting the numbers into the first equation, we find the impulse:
and the negative sign means the direction of the impulse is against the direction of motion of the boat.