Using Impulse to Calculate Initial Height (6:54)
A 66 g beanbag is dropped and stops upon impact with the ground. If the impulse measured during the collision is 0.33 N·s, from what height above the ground was the beanbag dropped? This is an AP Physics 1 Topic.
Content Times: 0:12 Superhero Day! 0:56 The problem 1:39 Splitting the problem in to two parts 2:32 Using Impulse for part 2 3:30 Using Conservation of Energy for part 1 4:45 What went wrong? |
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