A person sitting under a coconut palm is struck by a 1-kg coconut that fell from a

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A person sitting under a coconut palm is struck by a 1-kg coconut that fell from a height of 20 m. 

(a) Find the kinetic energy of the coconut when it reaches the person.
(b) Find the average force exerted by the coconut if its impact is absorbed over a distance of 5 cm. 

(c) What is this force in pounds? Is it a good idea to sit under a coconut palm?

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The Physical Universe

ISBN: 978-0077862619

16th edition

Authors: Konrad B Krauskopf, Arthur Beiser

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