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A bug splatters on the windshield of a moving car. Describe the 1. Forces 2. Impulses 3. Momentum changes 4. And accelerations of both the bug and the car

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Answer:

acceleration=force/mass

Due to variation in the mass[ as same force as per magnitude acts on both of them] the acceleration developed in the bug will be more and the acceleration developed in the car is negligible.

impulse=change in momentum

The impulse of bug is more and that of car is small.

momentum changes=change in momentum

force=change in momentum/time of contact

the force exerted by car on the bug will be more than the converse

Total. momentum is conserved , so magnitude of change in momemtum or impulse is same. By Newtons third law, since the bug have smaller mass, its change in magnitude of velocity is larger.

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