9. Work & Energy
Net Work & Work-Energy Theorem
9. Work & Energy Net Work & Work-Energy Theorem
41PRACTICE PROBLEM
A student threw a 65-g metal ball horizontally into a soft lump of clay at a velocity of 32 m/s. After traveling a distance of 17 cm into the lump of clay, the ball stopped. Applying the work-energy principle, calculate the average force exerted by the clay onto the metal ball.
A student threw a 65-g metal ball horizontally into a soft lump of clay at a velocity of 32 m/s. After traveling a distance of 17 cm into the lump of clay, the ball stopped. Applying the work-energy principle, calculate the average force exerted by the clay onto the metal ball.