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A car slams into a brick wall, with an impulse of 10Ns, the duration of the impulse was 0.2 sec. What was the average force the car hit the wall?
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A car slams into a brick wall, with an impulse of 10Ns, the duration of the impulse was 0.2 sec. What was the average force the car hit the wall?

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Answer:

50 N

Step-by-step explanation:

The change in momentum in this case can be calculated in this way

Impulse (Ns) = force (N) X time (s)

We have Impulse and time here:

10Ns= force X 0.2s

We rearrange the formula to get force

10 ÷ 0.2 = 50

Therefore average force is 50N

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