Figure 6-1, an Olympic diver dives off the high-diving platform.

-See Figure 6-1. The area under the curve on a F - t graph represents
A) impulse.
B) average mass.
C) momentum.
D) power.
E) work.

Question

Figure 6-1, an Olympic diver dives off the high-diving platform. 
 
-See Figure 6-1. The area under the curve on a F - t graph represents
A) impulse. 
B) average mass. 
C) momentum. 
D) power. 
E) work.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The area under the curve on a force-time (F-t) graph represents impulse, which is the product of force and the time interval over which it acts. Impulse is directly related to the change in momentum of an object according to the impulse-momentum theorem.

Figure 6-1, an Olympic Diver Dives Off the High-Diving Platform