Answer:
56 kg
Explanation:
The change in potential energy of the man is given by:
where
m is the man's mass
g is the gravitational acceleration
is the change in height of the man
In this problem, we have:
is the gain in potential energy
g = 9.8 m/s^2 is the gravitational acceleration
is the change in height
Re-arranging the equation and substituting the numbers, we find the mass:
Answer:
0.001 s
Explanation:
The force applied on an object is equal to the rate of change of momentum of the object:
where
F is the force applied
is the change in momentum
is the time interval
The change in momentum can be written as
where
m is the mass
v is the final velocity
u is the initial velocity
So the original equation can be written as
In this problem:
m = 5 kg is the mass of the fist
u = 9 m/s is the initial velocity
v = 0 is the final velocity
F = -45,000 N is the force applied (negative because its direction is opposite to the motion)
Therefore, we can re-arrange the equation to solve for the time: