Answer a) impulse is 1360 kg.m/s
Explanation: impulse is impact force times the time of impact
I = 3400 * 0.4 = 1360kg.m/s
Answer b) final velocity is 10.1m/s
Explanation: impulse is the change of momentum
I = m(v-u)
V and u are final and initial velocities respectively.
1360 = 200 (v - 3.3)
1360 = 200v - 660
V = (1360+660)÷200
V = 10.1m/s
Q2 answer is: astronaut has KE approximately 208 times that of the truck
Explanation :
KE = 0.5mv^2
For truck
KE = 11000 * 33.3^2 = 12197790J
For astronaut
KE = 42 * 7777.7^2 = 2540689926J
Comparing
2540689926/12197790 = 208.2
NB: speed has been converted to m/s by multiplying with 0.28 I.e 1000/3600