Question: A small alien scout ship ( mass = 5 0 0 k g ) accidentally enters Earth's atmosphere directly above a trampoline park in New

A small alien scout ship (mass =500kg) accidentally enters Earth's atmosphere directly above a trampoline park in New Mexico. Their anti-gravity fails, causing them to fall from a height of 30 m . Fortunately, they land perfectly on a large competitiongrade trampoline with spring constant k=15,000Nm.
(a)(7 pts) Calculate the maximum distance the trampoline deforms before the ship momentarily comes to rest.
(b)(7 pts) What is the peak force exerted on the alien ship by the trampoline during this compression?
(c)(7 pts) Unfortunately the manufacturer did not follow best practices for building the trampoline netting. It used a cheaper version of the material, which fails after the trampoline has only deformed by 1 m . How fast is the ship moving immediately after breaking through the trampoline?
A small alien scout ship ( mass = 5 0 0 k g )

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