Momentum and Impulse
Key Questions
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Answer:
underbrace(bbJ = int_(t_1)^(t_2) bbF \ dt)_("Impulse") = underbrace(bb p_2 -bb p_2)_("Change in Momentum") Explanation:
Newton's 2nd Law:
bbF = dot bb p
implies underbrace(Delta bb p = dot bb p Delta t)_("Change in Momentum") = underbrace(bb F Delta t)\_("Impulse") In integral form:
underbrace(bbJ = int_(t_1)^(t_2) bbF \ dt)_("Impulse") = underbrace(bb p_2 - bb p_2)_("Change in Momentum")