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2019 F = ma Exam B — Question 22

The bruise threshold for a fruit is the largest height it can be dropped from rest without bruising. The bruise threshold of a 0.2 kg apple on steel is 10 cm. Suppose that it always takes 0.1 seconds after impact for the apple to fully stop and that 4 cm2 of the apple comes into contact with the surface during the impact. What minimum average pressure is required to cause the apple to bruise?
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