Monday, September 19, 2016

newtonian mechanics - What formula do I use to calculate the force of impact of a falling object?


I am trying to calculate the force of impact of a falling object. I did my egg drop project. I dropped the egg from 10m with a mass of 126kg and with the velocity of 14.1 m/s. Which formula should I use to calculate the force of impact? I found the kinetic energy first and later I used the following formula: $W=Fs$ to find the force of impact. Is that the right formula?




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