The magnitude of the force involved in a certain collision (measured in newtons) is equal to the change in momentum (measured in kilogram meters/second). What is the time interval of the collision?
Answer:
The time-interval of the collision is \(t=\frac{{\Delta}p}{F}\)
Explanation:
As given the force is equal to the rate of change of momentum. Mathemticaly this is:
\(F=\frac{dp}{dt}.\)
We can rearrange this equation to solve for \({\delta}t\) which gives
\(t=\frac{{\Delta}p}{F}\)
which is our answer.
In words this means the time interval is equal to the momentum change in that interval divided by the force applied that caused this momentum change.