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3.3 Momentum and Collisions
3.3 Momentum and Collisions
m Δv
For constant masses this becomes F = = ma
Δt
It can therefore be seen that the familiar equation F = m a is a
special case of the more general equation for Newton’s
second law in terms of momentum.
collision explosion
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Collisions
=
m p2
2 2 m2
p2
Ek =
2m
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F Δt = Δ(mv)
Momentum is conserved in
a collision, so impulse is
constant.