Problem 1.21. During a hailstorm, hailstones with an average mass of 2 g and a speed of 15 m/s strike a window pane at a 45° angle. The area of the window is 0.5 m² and the hailstones hit it at a rate of 30 per second. What average pressure do they exert on the window? How does this compare to the pressure of the atmosphere?

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Problem 1.21. During a hailstorm, hailstones with an average mass of 2 g and
a speed of 15 m/s strike a window pane at a 45° angle. The area of the window
is 0.5 m? and the hailstones hit it at a rate of 30 per second. What average
pressure do they exert on the window? How does this compare to the pressure of
the atmosphere?
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 1.21. During a hailstorm, hailstones with an average mass of 2 g and a speed of 15 m/s strike a window pane at a 45° angle. The area of the window is 0.5 m? and the hailstones hit it at a rate of 30 per second. What average pressure do they exert on the window? How does this compare to the pressure of the atmosphere?
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