Solve Problems in Impulse and Momentum

I. Fill in the blanks. Write the answer before the number.

__________________1. It is the product of mass and velocity.
__________________2. is the change in momentum.It is the product of force and time
__________________3. It is the standard metric unit of momentum.
__________________4. It is the basic unit of impulse.
__________________5. Is the event in which two or more bodies exert forces on each other in about a
relatively short time.

II. Problem-solving for Impulse

Impulse is the change in momentum. In a collision, an object experiences a force for a specific amount of
time that results in a change in momentum.

The impulse experienced by the object equals the change in momentum of the object.
In equation form,

where where
I = Δ𝞺 = m • Δ v I – impulse I=F•t I – impulse
m – mass F – force
Δ v – change in velocity t – time

1. A 25 Newton force is applied to a 30 kg object to change its velocity from +9m/s to +3m/s. What is
the impulse experienced by the object?

2. A man in a sled with a total mass of 125 kg, slides down a grassy hill and reaches a speed of 8m/s
at the bottom. If a pile of grass can exert a constant force of 250 Newtons, how fast will the sled
stop?

3. Tiger Woods hits a 0.02kg golf ball, giving it a speed of 25m/s. What impulse does he impart to the
ball?

III. The cause and effect of collision

Q1. How did you solve the problems in finding the impulse and momentum of the different object?

Q2. What are the cause and effect of different collisions that is related to damages/injuries?

Q3. What is the relationship of impulse and momentum?

 Application of Impulse and Momentum

I. Identify if the given statement is TRUE or FALSE in the applications of impulse and
momentum in daily life.

_______1. The use of airbags and seat belts in automobiles is important.

_______2. Firefighters make use of nets and giant air mattresses to catch people who have to jump from
tall buildings.
_______3. To increase the change in momentum of the baseball, the batter must keep the bat in contact
with the ball for a longer time.
_______4. The impulse-momentum theorem is used by highway safety engineers to determine stopping
times and safe following distances for cars and trucks.
_______5. Impulse and momentum are unrelated to each other.

II. Solve the given problem:

1. Fernando Jose hits a 0.05kg. golf ball, giving it a speed of 65 m/s. What impulse does he impart to the
ball?

2. A force of 30,000 N is exerted for 4 s, on a 95,000 kg. mass. What is the impulse of the force for this
4s?

3. What is the impulse of a breaking force to stop a 2,000 kg car from a speed of 25m/s?

4. A 0.25 kg baseball hit by a bat changes its speed from 20 m/s to 30 m/s if the contact time is 0.05 s.
Show much force changes its momentum?
 Law of Conservation of Momentum
(Interaction Between Two Objects Moving in the Same and Opposite Directions))

I. Direction: Read each statement below and fill in the blank(s) with the correct answer
1.____________________is an encounter between two objects resulting in an exchange of impulse and
momentum.
2.____________________ the two objects stick together after the collision so that their final velocities are
the same
3. ____________________the objects bounce after the collision so that they move separately.
4._____________________the two objects deform during the collision so that the total kinetic energy
decreases but the objects move separately after the collision.
5. ____________________states that in a collision occurring between objects 1 and 2 in an isolated
system, the total momentum of the two objects before and after the collision is equal.

a. Collision b. Perfectly inelastic c. Elastic collision d. Inelastic collision

e. Law of conservation of momentum

II. Solve the given problem. Show your solution

m1v1 + m2v2 = m1v11 + m2v21 m1v1 + m2v2 = (m1 + m2) V1

1. Two 0.5 kg balls approach each other with the same speed of 1.0m/s

(a). What is the total momentum of the system before collision? ____________________________

(b). If there is no external force acting on the system, what is the total momentum of the system after the
collision? _____________________________

2. A 50kg student initially running at 6m/s accidentally collided with his 30-kg classmate walking in the
same direction at 1m/s. If the student decreases its velocity to 3m/s, what will be the final velocity of his
classmate after the collision?

3. A 25 kg. girl is riding in a 5kg. bike with a velocity of 5m/s to the east. What is the total momentum of a
girl and bike together?

II. Identify the following whether Elastic or Inelastic Collision:

____________1. Two elastic rubber balls collide.
____________2. The two soft putty balls deformed after the collision
____________3. Both momentum and kinetic energy are conserved.
____________4. The momentum is conserved but the kinetic energy is lost and transformed into other
forms of energy such as thermal or sound.