The figure shows the position-time graph of a body of mass 0.04 kg. Suggest a suitable physical context for this motion. What is the time between two consecutive impulses received by the body? What is the magnitude of each impulse?
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Updated on : 2022-09-05
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The graph could be representing a ball rebounding between two walls separated by 2 cm with a constant velocity in free space. After receiving the impulse ball changes its direction. Hence time between two impulses is 2 seconds. velocity=timedisplacement=22×10−2=0.01m/s Initial momentum, mu=0.04×10−2kgm/s Final momentum, mv=−0.04×10−2kgm/s ∴ Change in momentum = 0.08 \times 10^{-2} kgm/s $$