Consider a race car colliding with the track wall (see figure above). Just before the collision, the car (with the driver) is traveling at a speed vo = 90 m/s along the straight line with an angle of θ1 = 31o from the wall. After the collision, the car is travelling at a speed of v = 46 m/s at an angle of θ2= −12o from the wall. The total mass of the car and its driver is 1542 kg. 1. Calculate the impulse (in kg⋅m/s) due to the collision. 2. Calculate the direction (in degrees) of the impulse. Measure the angle from the +x-axis counterclockwise.

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Consider a race car colliding with the track wall (see figure above). Just before the collision, the car (with the driver) is traveling at a speed vo = 90 m/s along the straight line with an angle of θ1 = 31o from the wall. After the collision, the car is travelling at a speed of v = 46 m/s at an angle of θ2= −12o from the wall. The total mass of the car and its driver is 1542 kg.

1. Calculate the impulse (in kg⋅m/s) due to the collision.

2. Calculate the direction (in degrees) of the impulse. Measure the angle from the +x-axis counterclockwise.

 

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