(Solution) - A 2 00 kg stone is sliding to the right -(2025 Original AI-Free Solution)

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A 2.00-kg stone is sliding to the right on a frictionless horizontal surface at 5.00 m/s when it is suddenly struck by an object that exerts a large horizontal force on it for a short period of time. The graph in Fig. 8.34 shows the magnitude of this force as a function of time.
(a) What impulse does this force exert on the stone?
(b) Lust after the force stops acting, find the magnitude and direction of the stone's velocity if the force acts (i) to the right or (ii) to the left.