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Chapter 8, Problem 15(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 15PE
A cruise ship with a mass of 1.00×107 kg strikes a pier at a speed of 0.750 m/s. It comes to rest 6.00 m later, damaging the ship, the pier, and the tugboat captain’s finances. Calculate the average force exerted on the pier using the concept of impulse. (Hint: First calculate the time it took to bring the ship to rest.)
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QUESTION:
Problem 15PE
A cruise ship with a mass of 1.00×107 kg strikes a pier at a speed of 0.750 m/s. It comes to rest 6.00 m later, damaging the ship, the pier, and the tugboat captain’s finances. Calculate the average force exerted on the pier using the concept of impulse. (Hint: First calculate the time it took to bring the ship to rest.)
ANSWER:
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A cruise ship hits a pier with a speed and comes to rest. The entire place got damaged. The large force is exerted on the pier since the mass of the ship is very large. We are going to calculate the average force exerted on the pier. This is done using impulse.
The mass of the cruise ship
Initial speed of the cruise ship
Final speed of the ship
The distance traveled by the ship after hitting the pier
