what can a graph of force vs. time tell you
2007-11-29 16:35:21 · 4 answers · asked by Joe T 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
It can tell you the momentum transferred to whatever the force is acting on. Also, it tells you the peak force and whether it might exceed the elastic limit of whatever object the force is acting on. For example, if you try to propel a glass with a bat, it will break but if you accelerate the same glass with a large slingshot, it will not. Or, it will explain the advantages of the current vogue of putting springs in shoes and why the impact on your feet is lessened.
2007-11-29 16:40:59 · answer #1 · answered by LucaPacioli1492 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The area under the graph will tell you the impulse .
impulse(change in momentum) = Force X Time .
2007-11-30 00:37:45 · answer #2 · answered by Murtaza 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah it is basically an amplified version of the acceleration
It tells you how the force changes as a unit of time.
The area under the curve, the integral, represents the momentum. if that helps...
2007-11-30 00:39:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the area would give IMPULSE
2007-11-30 00:39:06 · answer #4 · answered by Degant Puri 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋