An ostrich egg of mass m is tossed at a speed v into a

Chapter 3, Problem 52

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An ostrich egg of mass m is tossed at a speed v into a saggingbed sheet and is brought to rest in a time t.(a) Show that the force acting on the egg when it hitsthe sheet is mv/t.(b) If the mass of the egg is 1 kg, its initial speed is2 m/s, and the time to stop is 1 s, show that the averageforce on the egg is 2 N.

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