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GuitarHero
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Homework Statement
A very silly person, intent on catching pigeons on the roof of an apartment building, trips and falls a distance of 44.6 m. She lands on a metal garbage can, crushing it to a depth of 0.422 m and walks away without having been seriously hurt. What acceleration did she experience during the collision?
Homework Equations
(see solution attempt)
and
d=v1t+1/2at2
The Attempt at a Solution
This is what I have so far for the first part of the problem (her acceleration, velocity, and position when she is free falling for 44.6m):
a=-9.81
v=-9.81t
d=-4.905t2+44.6
But I'm not sure how to factor in the acceleration of her crushing the garbage can...
Any help would be awesome!