Solve Impulse and Depth Homework Challenge

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The problem involves a paratrooper who fell from an airplane and landed in snow, with specific parameters including his terminal velocity, mass, and the force exerted by the snow. The questions focus on determining the minimum depth of snow required to stop him safely and calculating the impulse experienced during the landing.

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  • Participants discuss the relationship between initial and final velocities, stopping distance, and acceleration. There are mentions of relevant equations, including those involving impulse and force.

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Some participants are exploring different interpretations of the problem, while others are attempting to clarify the equations needed for solving the questions. Guidance has been offered regarding the relationships between force, mass, and acceleration, as well as the implications of impulse.

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There are indications of confusion regarding the notation for force and the assumptions made in the problem setup. Participants express varying levels of understanding and stress related to the homework's importance.

  • #31
i rounded of course.. sigfigs.. 1.1914 = 1.2
 
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  • #32
okay thanks that's what i got, but now for the second part am i going to use Sy = VyT + g(t squared) times .5
 
  • #33
well first of all u can use that.. but u won't use g.. u will use a, which u solved for.. remember 1411.76...however that's the longer way.. do it this way

Vf=Vo+at (sorry if i use a and V, that's the way i am taught, instead of S)
 
  • #34
aq1q said:
ok.. but what does that have to do with him and i being in the same class?

Apologies. I'm not used to getting hammered by two people at the same time. I get confused. You seem to be asking the same questions and I thought you might be working on the same problem. This is a really good reason not the break into somebody else's thread with your own problem.
 
  • #35
the final velocity =0, initial velocity= known, once u get the time.. u know what to do next.
 
  • #36
Bye.
 
  • #37
okay so for time i got = 2.38s is that right>?
 
  • #38
Dick said:
Apologies. I'm not used to getting hammered by two people at the same time. I get confused. You seem to be asking the same questions and I thought you might be working on the same problem. This is a really good reason not the break into somebody else's thread with your own problem.

well yes.. but it wasn't really a problem it was just something i needed reassurance. and today is my first day here.. I'm learning. my apologies
 
  • #39
but i don't know the force so how can i find impulse.
 
  • #40
im not sure, but that doesn't look right.. what did u do?
 
  • #41
force is given
 
  • #42
i did V= Vinitial + at and for V initial i used 58
ooooooo wait i accidentaly squared 58...
so now for t I am getting = .04108s
 
  • #43
there is an easier way to do this.. impulse= f(delta T), but it is also = mV1-mV2
 
  • #44
so is the impulse = 4930.002?
 
  • #45
or do i multiply 4930 by 1.2 E 5?
 
  • #46
ya its 4930
 
  • #47
1.2 times 10 to the 5th power
 
  • #48
how did u get that?
 
  • #49
Omg
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  • #50
Nvm What I Said In Post 64.
 
  • #51
THANK YOU AGAIN SO MUCH FOR HELPING ME. I MIGHT TO physics c next year. but i don't know yet. anways THANKS
 
  • #52
lol ok np, btw what grade are u in? I am a senior
 
  • #53
Im A Junior
 
  • #54
Thanks.
 
  • #55
yup, u should also try to help out ppl... when u think u know how to do it
 
  • #56
YAH OF COURSE I WILL.
thanks again.
it was really nice of you to stay up soo late and help me
 
  • #57
physicsbhelp I really think you go to my school because I have this same exact problem and I am also a junior in Physics B.
 
  • #58
wow that's hilarious
 
  • #59
that does not matter, and i go to a very big college--not a school (do you mean high school??) so there is no chance i know you because you have asked me before where i live, and i do not live in that state. now leave me alone, please.
 

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