College Physics (7th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Linear Momentum and Collisions - Learning Path Questions and Exercises - Exercises - Page 216: 27

Answer

$1.1\times 10^3 N$, $4.7\times 10^2N$

Work Step by Step

We can find the required average force as follows: $F_{avg}=\frac{\Delta P}{\Delta t}$ $F_{avg}=\frac{m(v_f-v_i)}{\Delta t}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $F_{avg}=\frac{0.16(0-25)}{3.5\times 10^{-3}}$ $\implies F_{avg}=\frac{-4}{3.5\times 10^{-3}}$ (The negative sign shows that the change in impulse is in the opposite direction to that of initial momentum) The above equation simplifies to: $F_{avg}=-1.1\times 10^3 N$ Thus the magnitude of the average force is: $F_{avg}=1.1\times 10^3 N$ Now for $\Delta t=8.5\times 10^{-3}s$ $F_{avg}=\frac{4}{8.5\times 10^{-3}}$ This simplifies to: $F_{avg}=4.7\times 10^2N$
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