Question

An 877 kg drag race car accelerates from rest to 116 km/h in 0.951 s. What change in momentum does the force produce? Answer in units of kg. m/s.​

Answer 1

The change in momentum is 28265.71 kg-m/s.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that,

Mass of a car, m = 877 kg

Initial velocity of the car, u = 0 (at rest)

Final velocity of the car, v = 116 km/h = 32.23 m/s

Time, t = 0.951 s

We need to find the change in momentum produced by the force. It can be calculated as the difference of final momentum and the initial momentum.

`\Delta P=m(v-u)\\\\=877* (32.23-0)\\\\=28265.71\ kg-m/s`

So, the change in momentum is 28265.71 kg-m/s.