wat would be the impact velocity of a 60lb object going atleast 20mph be?

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wat would be the impact velocity of a 60lb object going atleast 20mph be?

and can u tell me the formula

2007-09-14 03:05:03 · 1 answers · asked by volcom7667 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

the object would move 3ft

2007-09-14 03:06:53 · update #1

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The velocity is 20mph. You may mean momentum which would be conserved on impact which is mv = 60lb X 20mph or the energy 1/2 mv^2
The impact force is d(mv)/dt, that is the in change of momentum over the collision time.

2007-09-14 04:08:34 · answer #1 · answered by meg 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋