Edexcel M2 2015 January — Question 1

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2015
SessionJanuary
TopicMomentum and Collisions 2

  1. A particle \(P\) of mass 0.6 kg is moving with velocity ( \(4 \mathbf { i } - 2 \mathbf { j }\) ) \(\mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\) when it receives an impulse \(\mathbf { I } \mathrm { N }\) s. Immediately after receiving the impulse, \(P\) has velocity ( \(2 \mathbf { i } + 3 \mathbf { j } ) \mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\).
Find
  1. the magnitude of \(\mathbf { I }\),
  2. the kinetic energy lost by \(P\) as a result of receiving the impulse.