An ostrich egg of mass m is tossed at a speed v into a sagging bed sheet

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An ostrich egg of mass m is tossed at a speed v into a sagging bed sheet and is brought to rest in a time t.
a. Show that the force acting on the egg when it hits the sheet is mv/t.
b. If the mass of the egg is 1 kg, its initial speed is 2 m/s, and the time to stop is 0.2 s, show that the average force on the egg is 10N.
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Conceptual Physics

ISBN: 978-0321568090

11th edition

Authors: Paul G. Hewitt

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