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The document outlines key physics concepts related to momentum and impulse, providing equations for calculating changes in momentum, impulse, and work. It includes a series of momentum problems involving various scenarios such as collisions and forces, requiring calculations based on given masses, velocities, and times. Each problem illustrates the application of the principles of momentum conservation and impulse in real-world situations.

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Copy of Momentum Problems- Regular

The document outlines key physics concepts related to momentum and impulse, providing equations for calculating changes in momentum, impulse, and work. It includes a series of momentum problems involving various scenarios such as collisions and forces, requiring calculations based on given masses, velocities, and times. Each problem illustrates the application of the principles of momentum conservation and impulse in real-world situations.

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∆Momentum = m (∆v) Impulse = F (∆t) m(∆v) = F (∆t) v = d / t W = mg

m1v1 + m2v2 = m1v1 + m2v2 m1v1 + m2v2 = (m1 + m2) v ∆v= Vf - Vi


Momentum Problems
∆Momentum = m (∆v) Impulse = F (∆t) m(∆v) = F (∆t) v=d/t W=
mg
m1v1 + m2v2 = m1v1 + m2v2 m1v1 + m2v2 = (m1 + m2) v ∆v= Vf - Vi
1. A 2.5 kg ball strikes a wall with a velocity of 8.5 m/s to the left. The ball bounces off the wall with a
velocity of 7.5 m/s to the right. If the ball is in contact with the wall for 0.25 s, what is the constant
force exerted on the ball by the wall?

2. A football punter accelerates a 0.55 kg football from rest to a speed of 8.0 m/s in 0.25s. What constant
force does the punter exert on the ball?

3. A 0.15 kg baseball moving at +25 m/s is slowed to a stop by a catcher who exerts a constant force of
390 N. How long does it take this force to stop the ball?

4. A 1.20 kg skateboard is coasting along the pavement at a speed of 5.00 m/s when a 0.800 kg cat drops
from a tree vertically downward onto the skateboard. What is the speed of the skateboard-cat
combination after the collision?

5. Two cars with masses of 10.0 kg and 2.5 kg move in opposite directions toward each other on a
frictionless horizontal track with speeds of 6.0 m/s and 3.0 m/s, respectively. The cars stick together
after colliding head on. Find the final speed of the two connected carts.

6. A .15 kg toy car moving to the right at .20 m/s has an elastic head-on collision with a .20 kg toy car
moving to the left at .30 m/s. After colliding, the .15 kg car moves with a velocity of .37 m/s to the left.
Find the velocity of the .20 kg car after the collision.

7. A 730 N student stands in the middle of a frozen pond having a radius of 5.0 m. He is unable to get to
the other side because of a lack of friction between his shoes and the ice. To overcome this difficulty,
he throws his 2.6 kg physics textbook horizontally toward the north shore at a speed of 5.0 m/s. How
long does it take him to reach the south shore?
Hint: Use 3 equations: 1. W = mg 2. m1v1 + m2v2 = m1v1 + m2v2 3. V = d/t

8. A 0.025 kg golf ball moving at 18.0 m/s crashes through the window of a house in 5.0 x 10-4 s. After
the crash, the ball continues in the same direction with a speed of 10.0 m/s. Assuming the force exerted
on the ball by the window was constant, what was the magnitude of this force?

9. A 1550 kg car moving south at 10.0 m/s collides with a 2550 kg car moving north. The cars stick
together and move as a unit after the collision at a velocity of 5.22 m/s to the north. Find the velocity
of the 2550 kg car before the collision.

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