An open knife of mass m is dropped from a height h on a wooden floor. If the blade penetrates up to the depth d …..

Q: An open knife of mass m is dropped from a height h on a wooden floor. If the blade penetrates up to the depth d into the wood, the average resistance offered by the wood to the knife edge is

(a) mg(1+h/d)

(b) mg(1+h/d)2

(c) mg(1-h/d)

(d) mg(1+d/h)

Ans: (a)
mg(h+d)= Fd

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