A 170 g ball is dropped from a height of 2.4 m. It bounces on a hard floor and rebounds to a height of 1.7 m. The graph shows the impulse received by the ball from the floor. calculate the maximum force exerted on the ball by the floor. t=4
Force = change in momentum/ change in time
in other words the max force is the max slope of the impulse versus time curve
The graph is a force vs time graph with no numbers... how would i find the max force from that?
To calculate the maximum force exerted on the ball by the floor, we need to use the concept of impulse. Impulse is defined as the change in momentum of an object and is given by the equation:
Impulse = Force x Time
In this case, the graph shows the impulse received by the ball from the floor. To find the maximum force, we need to find the maximum value on the graph, which corresponds to the highest point on the impulse graph.
Since you mentioned that t = 4, we need to find the impulse at that time point. However, without any information about the values on the graph or the formula for the graph, it is not possible to provide an accurate calculation. The impulse graph could be in various units or have different shapes.
Therefore, to calculate the maximum force exerted on the ball by the floor, we would need the numerical values or information about the graph's shape/formula.