Answer to Question #264881 in Classical Mechanics for Zach Kramer

Question

A vehicle travelling along a street skidded on an icy patch and hit a roadside barrier the time interval of the impact was 0.955 seconds during which the barrier exerted a force of 505 and what is the magnitude of the change in momentum from the vehicle

Answer 1

$\Delta p=F \Delta t,$

$\Delta p=505\cdot 0.955=482~\frac{kg\cdot m}s.$