Question

Jeremy accidently dropped his toy stuffed animal from the balcony of his apartment on the fourth floor. The toy hit the ground at a velocity of 16.0 meters/second. At impact, it took 2.0 seconds for the toy’s velocity to reach 0 meters/second. If the toy has a mass of 0.25 kilograms, what's the force of the impact? Use F = ma, where .
The force of the impact is how many newtons. spam will be reported

Answer 1

Answer:

F = -2 N

Explanation:

Given:

Initial velocity, u = 16 m/sec

Final velocity, v = 0 m/sec

Time taken for the change in velocity, t = 2 sec

So,

Acceleration, a = ( v - u )/ t

= (0-16)/2 = -16/2 = -8 m/sec².

Now,

Force, F = (Mass of the object, m ) × (Acceleration, a )

i.e.,

F = 0.25 × (-8) = -2 N

Magnitude of the force will be 2 N and the negative sign indicates that force is acting in the opposite direction.

Hope this is correct.

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