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A 5.60 kg steel ball is dropped onto a copper plate from a height of 10.0 m. If the ball leaves a dent 3.10 mm deep, what is the average force exerted by the plate on the ball during the impact?
Ok so if you calculate out the speed of the ball you should get the ball is going 14 m/s when it hits the plate. Do you use Work = Force * Distance? With the distance being the amount the dent went (3.1 mm) and the force would be equal to the energy the ball has before it hits the plate? Thanks for any help/advice
Ok so if you calculate out the speed of the ball you should get the ball is going 14 m/s when it hits the plate. Do you use Work = Force * Distance? With the distance being the amount the dent went (3.1 mm) and the force would be equal to the energy the ball has before it hits the plate? Thanks for any help/advice