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Force, Energy and Periodic Motion

Quick questions on Momentum, impulse and collisions: conservation of momentum and the impulse-momentum principle - SQA Advanced Higher Mathematics of Mechanics

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A 55 kg trolley moving at 33 m s1^{-1} collides and sticks to a stationary 11 kg trolley. Find their common speed. [3 marks]
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A constant force of 1212 N acts on a body for 0.50.5 s. Find the impulse and the change of momentum. [2 marks]

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