Question

if the force applied between the two skaters occurs over 2.5 seconds, what is the force exerted on each of the skaters?

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Here the object begins with a momentum of 18 units (kg•m/s). The object encounters a force of 2.5 N for 8.0 seconds. This is equivalent to an impulse of 20 units (N•s). Since this impulse acts in the direction of motion, it changes the object's momentum from 18 units to 38 units. A final impulse is encountered when colliding with a wall. Upon rebounding, the object has a momentum of -15 units (kg•m/s). The -15 is the product of mass (3 kg) and velocity (-5 m/s). The "-" sign is used since the object is now moving in the opposite direction as the original motion. The collision with the wall changed the object's momentum from +38 units to -15 units. Thus, the collision must have resulted in a 53-unit impulse since it altered the object's momentum by 53 units.

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