A 75.0-kg ice skater moving at 11.6 m/s crashes into a stationary skater of equal mass. After the collision, the two skaters move as a unit at 5.80 m/s. Suppose the average force a skater can experience without breaking a bone is 4,311 N. If the impact time is 0.111 s, does a bone break? Yes or No

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A 75.0-kg ice skater moving at 11.6 m/s crashes into a stationary skater of equal mass. After the collision, the two skaters move as a unit at 5.80 m/s. Suppose the average force a skater can experience without breaking a bone is 4,311 N. If the impact time is 0.111 s, does a bone break?

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