Impulse imparted by the ground on the ball?

Join the discussion
Registration is free. Ask a follow-up in this thread, or start your own.
1 reply · 4K views
jevillan
Messages
8
Reaction score
0

Homework Statement


A mass 100.0 g is dropped from some height above the ground and rebounds to a point where it has 78% of its initial gravitational potential energy. As it hits the ground, it is moving at 1.2 m/s. What is the impulse imparted by the ground on the ball?


Homework Equations


impulse = m(vf-vi)


The Attempt at a Solution


impulse = (0.1)(1.2 m/s - 0 m/s)
=0.12 kg m/s

I followed the formula for impulse, but i feel like I did it wrong because there was a lot more information given in the problem that I didn't use in my solution
 
Physics news on Phys.org
I think you need to take into account the ball's velocity after colliding with the ground.
Also you're saying vf = 1.2m/s but the problem states that vi = 1.2m/s.
To find vf you need to use the information about the gravitational potential energy.