Question
a small car has a head-on collision with a large truck. Which vehicle has the larger change in momentum?
Answers
Damon
The force on the little one from the big one is the same as the force on the big one from the little one .
the time period is the same
so
force = rate of change of momentum =change of momentum/time = same for both because same force magnitude
the time period is the same
so
force = rate of change of momentum =change of momentum/time = same for both because same force magnitude