What are some examples of impulse?

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Gió
May 16, 2015

Impulse #vec(I)# is a vector quantity that describes the effect of a fast varying force applied to an object for a short time:
![http://melephysics.weebly.com/lab-1http://-impulse-lab.html](https://useruploads.socratic.org/qLhSRr2EQ7Kp90d9QH0w_Impulse_1.jpg)
The effect of an impulse on an object is a variation of its momentum #vec(p)=mvec(v)#:

#vec(I)=Deltavec(p)#

Every time you have a quick, rapid, fast interaction between objects you have impulse as in the following examples:

![http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batting_(baseball)](useruploads.socratic.org)

![http://www.santabarbaratennisclub.com/tennis.html](https://d2gne97vdumgn3.cloudfront.net/api/file/O8fQG7a7TLmnUakSZsMi)

![http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1023126_adac-50mph-crash-test-shows-weaknesses-even-in-top-rated-cars](useruploads.socratic.org)

Hope it helps!

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