## Statement

difficulty

A 1kg body is subjected to a single force  for 5s. If we know that its initial velocity is . Calculate:

a)Impulse

b)Linear momentum before and after the force is exerted.

## Solution

Data

Δt = 5 s
m = 1 kg
Linear momentum before applying the force p0 = ?
Linear momentum after applying the force p = ?

Resolution

Question a)

We know impulse of a force is calculated by multiplying that force by the time  applied, so:

Question b)

By using the linear momentum definition we can calculate the moment before applying the force:

Since the impulse is equal to the growth of the linear momentum when applying the force, and the growth is the substraction of momentum the body has before and after applying the force:

## Formulas worksheet

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