IMPULSE
AND
MOMENTUM 463
of
the
symbols
already
defined,
the three
equations
may
be written
as
follows :
The
particular
forms
of
the
expressions
for
the above
quantities
depends upon
the
type
of forces
(whether
constant
or
variable,
etc.),
the
kind of
body
(whether
rigid,
etc.),
and the
type
of
motion
(whether translation,
rotation, plane motion, etc.).
,The
particular
equations
for
a
rigid body
having
a motion of
transla-
tion,
of
rotation,
and of
plane motion,
under the action of con-
stant
forces,
are
given
in
the next article.
214.
Application
of the
Principles
of
Impulse
and Momentum
to
Special Types
of Motion of
Rigid
Bodies.
The relation
between
the
impulse
of an unbalanced force
system
which acts on a
body
and the momentum of the
body,
as
expressed
in
a
general
form
by
the three
equations
in the
preceding article, may
be
expressed
in
a
more detailed
form for
the
special
motions of
translation,
rotation,
and
plane
motion of a
rigid body
as follows :
/.
Translation
of
a
Rigid Body
under the
Action
of
Constant
Forces.
The velocities
of all
particles
of the
body
are the
same
(Art.
132). Therefore,
the linear momentum of the
body
is
equal
to
Mv and since its
position
line
passes
through
the mass-
center
of
the
body,
the
angular
momentum of
the
body
about an
axis
through
the mass-center is
equal
to
zero.
Therefore
(using
symbols
which have been defined in
the
preceding
articles),
the
three
equations
of
Art.
213
become,
II.
Rotation
of
a
Rigid
Body
under
the
Action
of
Constant
Forces.
The linear
momentum of
the
body
is
Mv
(Art. 207)
and the
angular
momentum about
the
axis
of
rotation is
(Art. 208).
Therefore
(using
symbols
which
have been