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An object of mass m 1 moving with speed v collides with another object of mass m 2 at rest and stick to it. Find the impulse to the second object.

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Answer:

(m1+m2)vo=m1v+m2×0

⟹vo=m1+m2m1v

The impulse imparted to second object is equal to change is momentum is -

J=m2vo=m1+m2m2m1v

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