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Chapter 8, Problem 16

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Problem 16PE

Calculate the final speed of a 110-kg rugby player who is initially running at 8.00 m/s but collides head-on with a padded goalpost and experiences a backward force of 1.76×104 N for 5.50×10–2 s .

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QUESTION:

Problem 16PE

Calculate the final speed of a 110-kg rugby player who is initially running at 8.00 m/s but collides head-on with a padded goalpost and experiences a backward force of 1.76×104 N for 5.50×10–2 s .

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A rugby player runs at a particular speed and collides with a padded goalpost. He experiences a backward force. The time is also given. We need to calculate the final speed of the player.

The mass of the player

The initial speed of the player

The backward force experienced

Time taken

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