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Homework Statement
A spigot pours beans onto a scale platform.
At a time t = 0.0 sec, the spigot is opened and beans begins to pour out (with initial velocity 0) at a rate of 1.00 kg/sec onto the platform from a height of 10.0 m above.
(a) At t = 10.0 sec, what is the weight of beans on the platform?
(b) What does the scale read at this time?
Homework Equations
It takes ##t=\sqrt{\frac{2h}{g}}\approx 1.43 secs## for each bean to reach the platform.
The Attempt at a Solution
In 10 secs, 10kg of beans will have left the spigot but only ##10/1.43\approx 7kg## have reached the platform. That is the weight of beans in the platform. My understanding is that the scale will read ##7kg##?