Momentum from F in component form

[EricHoffman]

I am having some trouble figuring out where to start with this problem:

The force on a particle of mass m is given by:

F= 26i – 12t^2j

where F is in N and t in seconds.

What will be the change in the particle’s momentum between t=1s and t=2s?

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Thanks,
Eric

 

[µ³]

The area under a force curve is equal to the change in momentum

 

[EricHoffman]

OK, so maybe this is where I'm having difficulty. From what I can gather, figuring the area under a curve requires some knowledge of integrals; something I haven't got to yet in Calc class.

Is this assumption correct? Assuming it is, is there a way to do it without using integrals?

--Eric