Answer:
The change in momentum of the car is 16380.8 kg.m/s
Explanation:
Given;
mass of the car, m = 1600 kg
time of motion, t = 4.20s
force of friction on the car, F = 3900 N
final velocity of the car after the brakes were applied, v = 0
The initial velocity of the car during the motion is calculated as;
[tex]F = ma = \frac{mu}{t} \\\\mu = Ft\\\\u = \frac{Ft}{m} \\\\u = \frac{3900\times 4.2}{1600} \\\\u = 10.238 \ m/s[/tex]
The change in momentum of the car is calculated as;
ΔP = mu
ΔP = 1600 x 10.238
ΔP = 16380.8 kg.m/s
