A person slaps her leg with her hand, bringing her hand to rest in 2.50 milliseconds from an initial speed of 4.00 m/s.

(a) What is the average force exerted on the leg, taking the effective mass of the hand and forearm to be 1.50 kg?

(b) Would the force be any different if the woman clapped her hands together at the same speed and brought them to rest at the same time? Explain why or why not.

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Amiya Pennington

Physics

22 August, 21:47

A person slaps her leg with her hand, bringing her hand to rest in 2.50 milliseconds from an initial speed of 4.00 m/s.

(a) What is the average force exerted on the leg, taking the effective mass of the hand and forearm to be 1.50 kg?

(b) Would the force be any different if the woman clapped her hands together at the same speed and brought them to rest at the same time? Explain why or why not.

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Kamron Perkins · Answer 1

(a) 2400N

(b) Yes

Explanation:

(a) Mass (m) = 1.5kg, initial speed (v) = 4m/s, time (t) = 2.5milliseconds = 2.5/1000 = 0.0025seconds

F = mv/t = (1.5*4) / 0.0025 = 6/0.0025 = 2400N

(b) The force would be different because the mass of the two hands and forearms is 3kg (2 * 1.5kg = 3kg)