2. The driver of the compact car suddenly applies the brakes 5600 hard for 2.0 s. As a result, an average force of 5.0 X 103 N is exerted on the car to slow it. Sketch the situation. a. What is the change in momentum, that is the magnitude and direction of the impulse, on the car? b. Complete the "before" and "after" diagrams, and determine the new momentum of the car. c. What is the velocity of the car now?

2. The driver of the compact car suddenly applies the brakes 5600 hard for 2.0 s. As a result, an average force of 5.0 X 103 N is exerted on the car to slow it. Sketch the situation. a. What is the change in momentum, that is the magnitude and direction of the impulse, on the car? b. Complete the "before" and "after" diagrams, and determine the new momentum of the car. c. What is the velocity of the car now?

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

1st Edition

ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter9: Momentum And Its Conservation

Section9.1: Impulse And Momentum

Problem 2PP

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