IB skill practice

Use impulse and momentum conservation

Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 3

Impulse from momentum change

A cart in a wind-tunnel trolley trace has mass \(0.6\,\text{kg}\) and changes speed from \(4\,\text{m s}^{-1}\) to \(9\,\text{m s}^{-1}\). Calculate the impulse. Enter the numerical result and choose the interpretation that matches the physics meaning.

Worked practice: physics data and result

Read the physical quantities first, then calculate the result and state what it means.