iamhe said:Hello,
How would you calculate the impulse during the time which a car drives in a circle. You are given the car's mass and constant velocity and the time that the car was turning and how many degrees the car turned.
Thanks in advance!
iamhe said:In the problem that I have, since neither the mass nor velocities change during the turn, would the impulse just be 0 for the duration of the turn?
Impulse is the change in momentum over a period of time, while momentum is the product of an object's mass and velocity. In circular motion, impulse and momentum are related by the radius of the circle and the angular velocity.
Centripetal force is necessary to keep an object in circular motion. It acts towards the center of the circle and is equal to the mass of the object times its centripetal acceleration. Without this force, the object would move in a straight line.
Inertia is an object's resistance to change in motion. In circular motion, an object will continue moving in a straight line at a constant speed unless acted upon by a centripetal force. This is due to the object's inertia.
Yes, an object can have both linear and angular momentum in circular motion. Linear momentum is the product of an object's mass and linear velocity, while angular momentum is the product of its moment of inertia and angular velocity. As the object moves in a circle, both types of momentum will be conserved.
Impulse is directly proportional to the force acting on an object and the time over which the force is applied. In circular motion, the force acting on an object is the centripetal force, and the impulse is equal to the change in momentum of the object in the direction of the force.