A crane drops a 0.250-kg steel ball onto a steel plate. The ball's speeds just before impact and after are 4.00 m/s and 3.70 m/s, respectively. If the ball is in contact with the plate for 0.035 s, what is the magnitude of the average force that the ball exerts on the plate during impact?
a. 55.0 N
b. 2.14 N
c. 28.6 N
d. 26.4 N
e. 1.93 N
Question 2
Alex throws a 0.250-kg rubber ball down onto the floor. The ball's speed just before impact is 5.30 m/s, and just after is 3.71 m/s. If the ball is in contact with the floor for 0.028 s, what is the magnitude of the average force applied by the floor on the ball?
a. 80.4 N
b. 14.2 N
c. 47.3 N
d. 33.1 N
e. 2.25 N