The object is a plastic prototype secured to the wall. When the bag hits it the object has no substantial elasticity. So given the stopping distance is 0, would it be just a matter of finding the velocity as the weight is about to hit the object?
Initially, a 25 lb. bag is hanging straight down from a 7 ft rope at the center of an object next to a vertical wall. The 25 lbs is raised until it is about 45 degrees or 5 ft from the object and then released. How do I determine the force that hits the object? I am only looking for a simple...