Impulse from velocity change

A question is this type if and only if it asks to find the impulse (magnitude or vector) given the velocities of a particle before and after an event, using the impulse-momentum principle.

12 questions · Moderate -0.6

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Edexcel M2 2014 January Q1
8 marks Moderate -0.3
  1. A particle \(P\) of mass 2 kg is moving with velocity \(( 3 \mathbf { i } + 4 \mathbf { j } ) \mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\) when it receives an impulse. Immediately after the impulse is applied, \(P\) has velocity \(( 2 \mathbf { i } - 3 \mathbf { j } ) \mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\).
    1. Find the magnitude of the impulse.
    2. Find the angle between the direction of the impulse and the direction of motion of \(P\) immediately before the impulse is applied.
    3. A particle \(P\) moves on the \(x\)-axis. At time \(t\) seconds the velocity of \(P\) is \(v \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) in the direction of \(x\) increasing, where
    $$v = ( t - 2 ) ( 3 t - 10 ) , \quad t \geqslant 0$$ When \(t = 0 , P\) is at the origin \(O\).
  2. Find the acceleration of \(P\) when \(t = 3\)
  3. Find the total distance travelled by \(P\) in the first 3 seconds of its motion.
  4. Show that \(P\) never returns to \(O\).
Edexcel M2 2018 June Q1
6 marks Moderate -0.8
  1. A particle \(P\) of mass 0.7 kg is moving with velocity ( \(\mathbf { i } - 2 \mathbf { j }\) ) \(\mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\) when it receives an impulse. Immediately after receiving the impulse, \(P\) is moving with velocity \(( 3 \mathbf { i } + 4 \mathbf { j } ) \mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\).
    1. Find the impulse.
    2. Find, in degrees, the size of the angle between the direction of the impulse and the direction of motion of \(P\) immediately before receiving the impulse.
      (3)
Edexcel M2 2023 June Q1
7 marks Moderate -0.3
  1. A particle \(P\) of mass 0.3 kg is moving with velocity \(5 \mathbf { i } \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\)
The particle receives an impulse I Ns.
Immediately after receiving the impulse, the velocity of \(P\) is \(( 7 \mathbf { i } + 7 \mathbf { j } ) \mathrm { ms } ^ { - 1 }\)
  1. Find the magnitude of \(\mathbf { I }\)
  2. Find the angle between the direction of \(\mathbf { I }\) and the direction of motion of \(P\) immediately before receiving the impulse.
Edexcel M2 2017 October Q1
4 marks Moderate -0.8
  1. A small ball \(B\) of mass 0.2 kg is hit by a bat. Immediately before being hit, \(B\) has velocity \(( 10 \mathbf { i } - 17 \mathbf { j } ) \mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\). Immediately after being hit, \(B\) has velocity \(( 5 \mathbf { i } + 8 \mathbf { j } ) \mathrm { ms } ^ { - 1 }\). Find the magnitude of the impulse exerted on \(B\) by the bat.
    (4)
Edexcel M2 Specimen Q5
9 marks Moderate -0.3
5. [In this question \(\mathbf { i }\) and \(\mathbf { j }\) are perpendi cular unit vectors in a horizontal plane.] A ball of mass 0.5 kg is moving with velocity \(( 10 \mathbf { i } + 24 \mathbf { j } ) \mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\) when it is struck by a bat. Immediately after the impact the ball is moving with velocity \(20 \mathbf { i } \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\). Find
  1. the magnitude of the impulse of the bat on the ball,
  2. the size of the angle between the vector \(\mathbf { i }\) and the impulse exerted by the bat on the ball,
  3. the kinetic energy lost by the ball in the impact.
Edexcel M2 2007 January Q6
13 marks Moderate -0.3
6. A particle \(P\) of mass 0.5 kg is moving under the action of a single force \(\mathbf { F }\) newtons. At time \(t\) seconds, \(\mathbf { F } = \left( 1.5 t ^ { 2 } - 3 \right) \mathbf { i } + 2 t \mathbf { j }\). When \(t = 2\), the velocity of \(P\) is \(( - 4 \mathbf { i } + 5 \mathbf { j } ) \mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\).
  1. Find the acceleration of \(P\) at time \(t\) seconds.
  2. Show that, when \(t = 3\), the velocity of \(P\) is \(( 9 \mathbf { i } + 15 \mathbf { j } ) \mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\). When \(t = 3\), the particle \(P\) receives an impulse \(\mathbf { Q }\) Ns. Immediately after the impulse the velocity of \(P\) is \(( - 3 \mathbf { i } + 20 \mathbf { j } ) \mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\). Find
  3. the magnitude of \(\mathbf { Q }\),
  4. the angle between \(\mathbf { Q }\) and \(\mathbf { i }\).
Edexcel M2 2006 June Q3
8 marks Moderate -0.8
3. A cricket ball of mass 0.5 kg is struck by a bat. Immediately before being struck, the velocity of the ball is \(( - 30 \mathbf { i } ) \mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\). Immediately after being struck, the velocity of the ball is \(( 16 \mathbf { i } + 20 \mathbf { j } ) \mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\).
  1. Find the magnitude of the impulse exerted on the ball by the bat. In the subsequent motion, the position vector of the ball is \(\mathbf { r }\) metres at time \(t\) seconds. In a model of the situation, it is assumed that \(\mathbf { r } = \left[ 16 t \mathbf { i } + \left( 20 t - 5 t ^ { 2 } \right) \mathbf { j } \right]\). Using this model,
  2. find the speed of the ball when \(t = 3\).
Edexcel M2 2017 June Q1
6 marks Moderate -0.8
  1. A particle \(P\) of mass 0.5 kg is moving with velocity \(4 \mathbf { j } \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) when it receives an impulse I Ns. Immediately after \(P\) receives the impulse, the velocity of \(P\) is \(( 2 \mathbf { i } + 3 \mathbf { j } ) \mathrm { ms } ^ { - 1 }\).
Find
  1. the magnitude of \(\mathbf { I }\),
  2. the angle between \(\mathbf { I }\) and \(\mathbf { j }\).
Edexcel M2 Q1
5 marks Moderate -0.3
  1. An ice hockey puck of mass 0.5 kg is moving with velocity \(( 5 \mathbf { i } - 8 \mathbf { j } ) \mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\), where \(\mathbf { i }\) and \(\mathbf { j }\) are perpendicular horizontal unit vectors, when it is struck by a stick. After the impact, the puck travels with velocity \(( 13 \mathbf { i } + 7 \mathbf { j } ) \mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\).
Find the magnitude of the impulse exerted by the stick on the puck.
(5 marks)
OCR M3 2007 January Q2
7 marks Standard +0.3
2
\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{f334f6e4-2a60-4647-8b37-e48937c85747-2_231_971_539_587} When a tennis ball of mass 0.057 kg bounces it receives an impulse of magnitude \(I \mathrm {~N} \mathrm {~s}\) at an angle of \(\theta\) to the horizontal. Immediately before the ball bounces it has speed \(28 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) in a direction of \(30 ^ { \circ }\) to the horizontal. Immediately after the ball bounces it has speed \(10 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) in a direction of \(30 ^ { \circ }\) to the horizontal (see diagram). Find \(I\) and \(\theta\).
AQA Further AS Paper 2 Mechanics 2024 June Q2
1 marks Easy -2.0
2 State the dimensions of impulse.
Circle your answer.
[0pt] [1 mark]
\(M L T ^ { - 2 }\)
\(M L T ^ { - 1 }\)
MLT
\(M L T { } ^ { 2 }\)
AQA Further Paper 3 Mechanics 2021 June Q3
3 marks Moderate -0.3
3 A ball has mass 0.4 kg and is hit by a wooden bat. The speed of the ball just before it is hit by the bat is \(6 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\)
The velocity of the ball immediately after being hit by the bat is perpendicular to its initial velocity. The speed of the ball just after it is hit by the bat is \(8 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\)
Show that the impulse on the ball has magnitude 4 Ns
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