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Homework Statement
A burst of compressed air pushes a pellet out of a blowpipe. The force exerted by the air on the pellet is given by F(t)=F0e(−t/τ), where τ is called a time constant because it has units of time.
What is the momentum of the pellet after an interval equal to one time constant has elapsed?
Express your answer in terms of the variables F0, τ, and exponential constant e.
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The Attempt at a Solution
i honestly am completely lost on this question, i assumed it would just be F0e(−t) but that's not correct. help?