Physics Problem
Given: 1 lb = 1 slug · ft/s2
Senior quarterback Hymie Vincible charges out from the half-time locker room talk, through a sign welcoming the team back to the field. Unknown to him, opposing cheerleaders have substituted a thin plywood sheet for the original paper one, so Hymie is slowed as he breaks through it.
If Hymie weighs 210 lbs and slows from 14 ft/s to 6.7 ft/s, what impulse did he receive?
Answer in units of slug · ft/s.
Explanation
−47.9062 slug · ft/s CORRECT
Basic concept is the impulse-momentum relationship:
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