Essential University Physics Plus Mastering Physics with eText -- Access Card Package (3rd Edition)
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Chapter 4, Problem 21E
In an egg-dropping contest, a student encases an 85-g egg in a large Styrofoam block. If the force on the egg can’t exceed 28 N, and if the block hits the ground at 12 m/s, by how much must the Styrofoam compress on impact? Note: The acceleration associated with stopping the egg is so great that you can neglect gravity while the Styrofoam block is slowing due to contact with the ground.
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