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Calculate the impulse on the object during the first 10 seconds.

Calculate the impulse on the object during the first 10 seconds.-example-1
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The impulse is given by the area under the graph of F vs t, on a given interval.

Notice that the area under the given graph has the shape of a triangle. Its base has a "length" of 10 seconds, while its height is 5 Newtons. The area of a triangle is half the product of its base times its height. Then, the impulse on the object is:


\begin{gathered} I=(1)/(2)(10s)(5N) \\ =25N\cdot s \\ =25\operatorname{kg}\cdot(m)/(s) \end{gathered}

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