Learning Outcomes

 At the end of the lesson, a student is able to:

State the definition of impulse and impulsive

force in their own word.
Relate the impulsive force with rate change
of momentum.
Calculate one questions related impulse and
impulsive force
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question..

What is the definition of impulsive

force???
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question..
What is the definition of impulse???
 Question
A tennis player hits an oncoming ball with a mass
of 0.2kg and a velocity of 20ms-1. The ball
rebounds with a velocity of 40ms-1. The time
taken un the collision between the ball tennis
racket is 0.01s.

a) What is the impulse experienced by the ball?

b) What is the impulsive force exerted on the

tennis ball?

c) If the tennis ball which has a velocity of 20ms-1

is hit by the racket with a force of 50N and the
ball rebounds with a velocity of 5ms-1. What’s is
the time of collision between the ball and he
racket?
Answer
a) Impulse equals change in momentum. The
ball's
momentum change is m(v1 + v2) = 0.2x60 =
12 Ns

b) Impulse also equals average force times

time, so
12 = F x t = F x 0.01, F = 1200 N

c) Momentum change = 25x0.2 = 5 Ns = F x t.

For F of 50N, t=5/50=0.1s
Construct a concept maps using this
three word

Impulsive force
Impulse
Momentum
Time