Solved Example Problems on Impulsive force or Impulse

Example 3.16

An object of mass 10 kg moving with a speed of 15 m s−1 hits the wall and comes to rest within

a. 0.03 second

b. 10 second

Calculate the impulse and average force acting on the object in both the cases.

Solution

We see that, impulse is the same in both cases, but the average force is different.