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elissadi
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If you know the mass of an object and the speed of its motion, how do you calculate how large the impulse is when it is caught or stopped?
As brewnog stated, the impulse equals the change in momentum. What's the change in momentum when the object is brought to rest. (No need to use F or t, luckily, since these are not given.)elissadi said:yes, momentum is p=mv, which would give me the "t" for impulse = Ft which would give me the impulse?
Impulse is a measure of the change in an object's momentum over a period of time.
Impulse is calculated by multiplying the force applied to an object by the time during which the force is applied.
The formula for calculating impulse is Impulse = Force x Time, or I = F x t.
The units of impulse are Newton seconds (Ns) or kg*m/s.
Impulse is directly related to momentum, as it is the change in an object's momentum over time. This relationship is described by the equation Impulse = Change in Momentum, or I = Δp.