How Does Air Resistance Impact Force During an Egg Drop Project?

[lee132]

For an egg drop project, I have to calculate the time interval for which the force won't exceed 3 Newtons. The egg is dropped from a height of 12.19 meters, and the vehicle that carries it weights .454 kg. Calculating the force, I get .454kg*9.8 m/s^2m which equates to 4.44 Newtons. Is the 4.44 Newtons the force of the egg drop vehicle at any moment in its freefall? Because if it is, then wouldn't that mean the force could never be equal to 3 Newtons. Or is the force increasing over the time of the fall. Thanks for your help.

 

[tiny-tim]

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Hi lee132! Welcome to PF!

For an egg drop project, I have to calculate the time interval for which the force won't exceed 3 Newtons. The egg is dropped from a height of 12.19 meters, and the vehicle that carries it weights .454 kg. Calculating the force, I get .454kg*9.8 m/s^2m which equates to 4.44 Newtons. Is the 4.44 Newtons the force of the egg drop vehicle at any moment in its freefall? Because if it is, then wouldn't that mean the force could never be equal to 3 Newtons. Or is the force increasing over the time of the fall. Thanks for your help.

Sorry, but I don't understand the question at all …

while the vehicle is falling, there is no force between the egg and the vehicle, and the force on the vehicle (or on the egg) is, as you say, always the same.

What is the exact question?

 

[tomcue]

I would like to clarify that force is not increasing over time in this scenario. The force of an object in freefall, such as the egg drop vehicle, is constant and determined by its mass and the acceleration due to gravity (9.8 m/s^2). In this case, the force of the vehicle is 4.44 Newtons at any moment during its freefall.

To calculate the time interval for which the force won't exceed 3 Newtons, we need to take into account the impact of air resistance. As the vehicle falls, it will experience air resistance which will decrease its acceleration and thus reduce the force acting on it. This means that the force of the vehicle will decrease with time until it reaches a point where it is equal to 3 Newtons. This will occur at a specific time interval, which can be calculated using the equation F=ma, where a is the acceleration of the vehicle at that specific time.

Therefore, to accurately calculate the time interval for which the force won't exceed 3 Newtons, we need to consider the impact of air resistance on the vehicle's motion. This can be done by using a more advanced model or by conducting experiments to measure the actual force acting on the vehicle at different time intervals during its freefall.

In conclusion, the force of the egg drop vehicle is not increasing over time, but it will decrease due to the impact of air resistance. To accurately calculate the time interval for which the force won't exceed 3 Newtons, we need to consider the impact of air resistance on the vehicle's motion.