Q5.14 Figure 5.16 shows the position-time graph of a particle of mass 4 kg. What is the
(b) impulse at t = 0 and t = 4 s ? (Consider one-dimensional motion only).
Impulse is defined by :
(Change in momentum).
At t = 0 s :
or
or
At t = 4 s :
and
Thus
or