Answer:
Acceleration occurs when an object changes its VELOCITY or DIRECTION or both.
Explanation:
Similarities:
-- All three classes have a fulcrum (pivot).
-- All three classes have a point where the effort force is applied.
-- All three classes have a point where the load or resistance force is applied.
-- If you can find a place to stand and a lever that's long enough,
then you can move the Earth with a 1st or 2nd Class lever.
Differences:
-- The mechanical advantage of a 1st Class lever
can be greater than 1, equal to 1, or less than 1.
-- The mechanical advantage of a 2nd Class lever is always more than 1 .
-- The mechanical advantage of a 3rd Class lever is always less than 1 .
Answer:
Explanation:
Because we assume the pendulum is a "mathematical pendulum" (neglecting the moment of inertia of the bob), we can find:
By using the 
The mean position is the position when <em>y</em> = 0, so:
rad/s
and 
in centimeters (cm).
Force = mass x acceleration
25N = 0.40kg x acceleration
25N/0.40kg = acceleration
acceleration = 62.5 N/kg
N/kg is the equivalent of m/s²
So your acceleration is 62.5 meters per second squared
This is a defective, misleading question, and should never be asked in a Physics class.
There is no such thing as the force due to the impact.
If you know how long it takes the clam to stop once it begins to hit the dirt,
then you can calculate the impulse transferred to it, and tease a force out
of that. But the question doesn't give us the time.
It depends on the material of the surface. Was the clam dropped onto dirt ?
Into a dumpster ? Onto grass ? Concrete ? Styrofoam ? Mud ? The answer
is different in each case, and we still need to know the short length of time
AFTER it first encountered whatever surface brought it to rest.
I would kick this question back to the Physics teacher. It's meaningless,
and the longer you try to work on it, the more nonsense you'll plant into
your head that'll need to be dug out later.
