I am having trouble relating to impulse

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The discussion revolves around a problem involving impulse and momentum related to a super ball colliding with a wall. The ball's mass and initial speed are provided, and participants are tasked with calculating the impulse delivered by the wall and the average force during the collision.

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  • Exploratory, Mathematical reasoning, Assumption checking

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  • Participants discuss the relationship between momentum and impulse, with some attempting to derive equations based on the ball's mass and speed. Questions arise regarding the average speed during the collision and how to relate it to the impulse calculation.

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Some participants have provided calculations and attempted to clarify the mass of the ball. There is an ongoing exploration of how to determine the average speed during the collision, with one participant expressing gratitude for guidance received on using kinematics to find a solution.

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Participants are working under the assumption that acceleration is constant during the collision, and there is a focus on correctly interpreting the parameters given in the problem statement.

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1. A super ball, made of rubblerlike plastic, is thrown against a hard smooth wall. The ball has a mass of 4.0g and strikes the wall from a perpendicular direction with a speed of 15.0 m/s. For simplicity, assume that the acceleration is constant while the ball is in contact with the wall. After touching the wall, the center of mass of the Super Ball moves .50 CM toward the wall and then moves the same distance away to the complete the bounce.
What is the magnitude of the impulse delivered by the wall?
What is the magnitude of the time average force?

2. dMomentum= MV'-MV, Impulse=(MV'-MV)/dt
3. Pretty lost here. I tried relating the movement of the center of mass to the dt and then treating dmomentum. So [(-15m/s)(0.004kg)-(15m/s)(0.004gk)]=-0.12 N.S then
1.2N/S/(0.005m/15m/s)
 
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harvellt said:
So [(-15m/s)(0.04kg)-(15m/s)(0.04gk)]=1.2 N.S
The mass is 0.004 kg, not 0.04.
then
1.2N/S/(0.005m/15m/s)
What's the average speed during the collision? Use that to find the total time of the collision.
 
Well the conversion is a little embarrassing but where I am lost is finding the average speed over the collision.
 
Assume the acceleration over each half of the collision is uniform. The initial speed is V0 and the final speed is 0. So what's the average speed?
 
Thank you so much I used the kinematics dx=1/2(dv)t, and got it.
 

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