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AP Physics C: Mechanics
4.2 Change in Momentum and Impulse
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A Cartesian coordinate system showing the horizontal xy-plane from an overhead view. The horizontal axis is labeled x extending to the right, and the vertical axis is labeled y extending upward, intersecting at an origin labeled O. A square block labeled m sits at the origin. A single straight arrow representing the force vector originates from the center of the block, pointing upward and to the right into the first quadrant, labeled \vec{F}(t). A curved arc starting from the positive x-axis and ending at the force arrow is labeled \theta(t). No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.
Overhead view of the block on the horizontal xy-plane.
A block of mass \(m\) is initially at rest on a frictionless horizontal \(xy\)-plane. During the time interval \(0 \le t \le T\), a horizontal force \(\vec{F}(t)\) is applied to the block with a time-dependent magnitude \(F(t) = F_{\text{max}} \sin\left(\dfrac{\pi t}{T}\right)\), where \(F_{\text{max}}\) and \(T\) are positive constants. The direction of the force rotates in the plane such that the angle it makes with the \(+x\)-axis is given by \(\theta(t) = \dfrac{\pi t}{2T}\). Which of the following expressions correctly represents the integral setup for the \(x\)-component of the impulse, \(J_x\), delivered to the block over the interval \(0 \le t \le T\)?

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