Analysing Impulse and Impulsive Force

Impulse is the product of a force, F acting on the object of mass, m for the
time, t.
Impulse is also the change in momentum of the object of mass, m.

Impulse, Ft = mv mu

Impulsive is a vector quantity and it acts in the same direction as force.
Impulsive force is the rate of change in momentum of an object of mass, m
over the impact time, t.

F =

Effects of Time on Impulsive Force
1. A shorter impact time produces a large impulsive force.
2. A longer impact time produces a smaller impulsive force.
3. Hence, Time is indirectly proportional towards Force, F

.

Examples 1 :-

A car of mass 1000kg is traveling with a velocity of 25 m/s. The car hits a street
lamp and is stopped in0.05 seconds. What is the impulsive force acting on the
car during the crash?

Answer:


















Example 2 :-
















Example 3 :-



















Example 4 :-

A tennis player hits an oncoming 0.060 kg tennis ball with a velocity of 60ms
-1
.
The ball bounces off in the opposite direction at 90ms
-1
.
Calculate, the time of Impact between the racket and the ball if the impulsive
force acting on the ball is 125N.
Answer : [ 7.2 x 10
-2
s ]

















Example 5 :-
A tennis ball and a piece of mud with the same mass (0.060 kg) which are
moving at 9ms
-1
strike a wall. The mud sticks to the wall while the ball
rebounds at 6ms
-1
. Find the impulse on each object.
Answer : [ mud = 0.54 Ns, Tennis Ball = 0.90 Ns]

9ms
-1

mud
9ms
-1

Tennis Ball
6ms
-1

















Example 6 :-

A force F acts on a 6 kg object at rest on a smooth surface. If the velocity of the
object increases to 2 ms
-1
in 6s, what is the value of F?

Example 7 :-

An object of mass 2 kg is acted on by a force which causes the velocity of the
object increase from 1 ms
-1
to 9 ms
-1
. What is the impulse on the object?

Example 8 :-

A player spikes an oncoming volleyball moving towards him at a speed of 5ms
-1

to reverse its direction at a speed of 20ms
-1
. The mass of the ball is 0.36 kg.
(a) Find the impulse on the ball.
(b) If the average force acting on the ball is 300N, how long is the time of
contact between the hand and the ball?
Answer : [ (a) = 9 Ns, (b) = 0.03 s ]