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3 Chapter 3 – Kinetics of Particles

Impulse and Momentum – The Linear Impulse-Momentum Principle

If, a force acting on a particle in a given

direction varies with the time as indicated in

,
Fig., then the impulse,׬ F dt of this force

from to is the shaded area under the curve.

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