Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Momentum and Newton's laws of motion

Momentum and Newton's laws of motion — practice question

Blocks K and L move towards one another on a horizontal frictionless surface. The diagram indicates the momentum of the two blocks immediately before they collide. While the collision takes place, the blocks remain in contact for $0.084\,\text{ s}$. Once the collision is over, the blocks move apart and block L travels back along its initial path with momentum $0.12\,\text{kg m s}^{-1}$. Determine the magnitude of the average force on block L due to block K during the collision.

  • A$3.1\,\text{N}$
  • B$4.0\,\text{N}$
  • C$6.9\,\text{N}$
  • D$7.1\,\text{N}$

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