CH8 Momentum, Impulse, and Collisions
 

 
How does momentum relate to mass and velocity?

Define the momentum or linear momentum (Ï߶¯Á¿) as

 
Impulse-momentum theorem
Define impulse:
Impulse-momentum theorem:
In component form:
We can define an average net force
so that,
 
Principle of conservation of momentum
If then
It is particularly important for a system consisting of several particles.? Consider a system of particles,
Conservation of momentum means conservation of its components.

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