A 0.2−kg wad of clay is released from rest and drops h = 0.95 m to a concrete floor. The clay does not rebound, and the collision lasts 0.02 s. Determine the time average of the force which the floor exerts on the clay during the impact.

A 0.2−kg wad of clay is released from rest and drops h = 0.95 m to a concrete floor. The clay does not rebound, and the collision lasts 0.02 s. Determine the time average of the force which the floor exerts on the clay during the impact.

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A 0.2 kg wad of clay is released from rest and drops h = 0.95 m to a concrete floor. The clay does not rebound, and the collision lasts 0.02 s . Determine the time average of the force which the floor exerts on the clay during the impact.

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