A spherical ball of mass 2 kg falls from a height of 10 m and is brought to rest after penetrating 10 cm into sand. The average force exerted by sand on the ball is N. (Take g=10 m/s2)
- 1980
- 2020
- 2000
- 1000
Answer
(2) 2020
Solution
Initial and final kinetic energies are both zero.
Work–energy theorem: Wgravity + Wsand = 0
mg(h + d) - Fd = 0
F = mg(h + d)d = 2 10 (10 + 0.1)0.1
⇒ F = 2020.1 = 2020 N
Answer: (2)