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Linear Momentum Sample Problems
- A 4 N force acts on a 3 kg object moving at 8 m/s for 10 sec. What is
the object's change in momentum? What impulse acts on the object? What is
the object's final speed?
- A 1000 kg car traveling at 9 m/s, east, strikes a stationary
2000 kg truck. They interlock as a result of the collision and move off as
one. What is their speed? What is their velocity?
- A 15,000 kg rocket launcher holds a 5000 kg rocket. The rocket
exits the launcher at +450 m/s. What is the recoil velocity of the
- A 100 g ball traveling to the right at 2 m/s strikes a 200 g
ball traveling to the left at 4 m/s. After the collision, the 100 g ball
has a velocity of 8 m/s, left. What is the velocity of the 200 g ball?
- A 1200 kg car moving at 8m/s, north, strikes a 2000 kg truck
moving at 4 m/s, south. The velocity of the car is 6 m/s, south. What
is the velocity of the truck?
Momentum in Two Dimensions - Sample Problems
- A 1325 kg car traveling north at 27 m/s collides with a 2165 kg car
moving east at 17 m/s. As a result of the collision, they stick together.
What is their velocity after the collision?
- A 6 kg object A moving at 3 m/s, right, collides with a 6 kg
object B at rest. After the collision, A moves at 1.6 m/s,
30° above the horizontal. What is the velocity
of B after the collision?
- A stationary 0.14 kg ball is struck by a 0.23 kg ball moving east at 2 m/s. After the collision, the 0.14 kg ball has a velocity of 0.9 m/s, 30°. What is the velocity of the 0.23 kg ball?
- A 0.50 kg ball at rest is struck by a 0.30 kg ball moving west at
5 m/s. After the collision, the 0.30 kg ball has a velocity of 3 m/s,
200°. What is the velocity of the 0.50 kg ball?
Linear Momentum and Impulse Homework
Momentum in Two Dimensions Homework