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How much momentum will a dumbbell of mass 10 kg transfer to the floor if it falls from a height of 80 cm ? Take its downward acceleration to be 10 ms^(-2).

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SOLUTION :Mass of the dumbbell m =10 kg
Distance covered by the dumbbell , s=80 cm =0.8 m
Acceleration in the downward direction
`a=10 m//s^2`
Initial velocity of the dumbbell,u=o
FINAL velocity of the dumbbell (when it was about to hit the floor) =v
According to the third equatons of motion
`v^2=u^2+2as`
`v^2=0=2(10)0.8`
v=4 m/s
HENCE themomentum with which the dumbbell hits the floor is `=mv =10xx4 =40 kg ms^(-1)`


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