QuestionMechanics / momentum
Which one of the following is the quantity of transfer of linear momentum to the floor, when a dumbbell of mass 500 g falls from a height of 5 m and stops after hitting the floor (take g = 10 m/s²)?
- (a) 0·5 kg-m/s
- (b) 5·0 kg-m/s
- (c) 10·0 kg-m/s
- (d) 1·0 kg-m/s
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