Question: A dump truck is being filled with sand. The sand falls straight downward from rest from a height of 2.00 m above the truck bed,

A dump truck is being filled with sand. The sand falls straight downward from rest from a height of 2.00 m above the truck bed, and the mass of sand that hits the truck per second is 55.0 kg/s. The truck is parked on the platform of a weight scale. By how much does the scale reading exceed the weight of the truck and sand?

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