A cruise ship with a mass of 1.03 ✕ 107 kg strikes a pier at a speed of 0.652 m/s. It comes to rest after traveling 4.44 m, dama
ging the ship, the pier, and the tugboat captain's finances. Calculate the average force (in N) exerted on the pier using the concept of impulse. (Hint: First calculate the time it took to bring the ship to rest, assuming a constant force. Indicate the direction with the sign of your answer.)
These patients also have organ enlargement and serious functional disorders such as high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease. Over 99% of cases are due to benign tumours of the pituitary gland, which produce growth hormone.
Explanation: Inertia is the resistance of any physical object to any change in its velocity. This includes changes to the object's speed, or direction of motion.