The discussion revolves around evaluating an integral related to impulse in a physics context, specifically involving forces and mass. The original poster attempts to integrate a force function over time, but encounters issues with negative impulse.
Some participants have pointed out the need for unit consistency, suggesting that the force should be expressed in kilonewtons (kN) to match the mass term. There is an ongoing exploration of how these adjustments affect the calculations.
Participants are considering the implications of using different units for force and mass, as well as the potential for negative impulse arising from these inconsistencies.
... where the units are ...?nysnacc said:
Whatever makes all the units consistent.nysnacc said: