You are testing a new car using crash test dummies. Consider two ways to slow the car from 90 km/h (56 mi/h) to a complete stop: i) You let the car slam into a wall, bringing it to a sudden stop.
ii) You let the car plow into a giant tub of gelatin so that it comes to a gradual halt.
In which case is there a greater impulse of the net force on the car?
(Prove and select below.)
a) in case (i).
b) in case (ii).
c) The impulse is the same in both cases.
d) The impulse of the first case > the impulse of the second case.
e) The impulse of the first case < the impulse of the second case.