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A watermelon is thrown off of a roof to the ground. Its momentum changed from 50kgm/s to 2kgm/s. What is the impulse?

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Answer:

Impulse of watermelon = -48 kg-m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Final momentum of water melon = 2 kg-m/s

Initial momentum of water melon = 50 kg-m/s

Find:

Impulse of watermelon

Computation:

Impulse = Δp

Impulse = Final momentum - Initial momentum

Impulse of watermelon = Final momentum of water melon - Initial momentum of water melon

Impulse of watermelon = 2 - 50

Impulse of watermelon = -48 kg-m/s

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