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Question
Multiple Choice Question. Select the correct option.
The impulse of a body is equal to:
Options
(a) rate of change of its momentum
(b) change in its momentum
(c) the product of force applied on it and the time of application of force.
(d) both (b) and (c)
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Solution
(d) both (b) and (c)
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