Question

Your little sister (mass 25 kg) is sitting in her little red wagon (mass

8.5 kg) at rest. You begin pulling her forward, accelerating her with a
constant force for 2.35 s to a speed of 1.8 m/s. Calculate the impulse
you imparted to the wagon and its passenger.

Answer 1

p = 60.6N*s

Step-by-step explanation:

v_f = v_0+a*t

a = (v_f-v_0)/t

a = (1.8m/s)/2.35s

a = 0.77m/s²

F = m*a

F = (25kg+8.5kg)*0.77m/s²

F = 25.8N

^p = F*t

p = 25.8N*2.35s

p = 60.6N*s