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 impac
Answer:
The force of the impact is 2.0 N.
Explanation:
Velocity of the toy = v = 16.0 m/s
Time taken by the toy to attain velocity v = t 2.0 sec
Acceleration of the toy during time t = [tex]\frac{v}{t}=\frac{16.0 m/s}{2 s}=8.0 m/s^2[/tex]
Mass of the toy = m = 0.25 kg
Force of the impact = F
[tex]F= m\times a=0.25 kg\times 8.0 m/s^2=2.0 N[/tex]
The force of the impact is 2.0 N.
