Help! My arithmetic homework is too hard?

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Help! My arithmetic homework is too hard?

Suppose a sword is 17 in long. It is 2.7 in wide. Also it is 0.007 in. thick. How much force would i take to drive it through a block of lead that is 17g/ft^2. The block is 30 in long, 20 in wide, and 15 in thick. HELP!

2006-12-08 12:05:41 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

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it would depend on the density of this swords material, and the sharpness of the point as well as the taper, as the surface area plays a big factor

2006-12-08 12:14:32 · answer #1 · answered by i must be bored, im on Y answers 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

If I could answer this then maybe I wouldnt be 33 years old and working at Burger King.

just kidding but seriously I dont know. Maybe you should go out and buy a sword exactly like that and hit a block exactly like that.

2006-12-08 20:08:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋