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Homework Statement
Explain why the velocity at time of impact was much higher than the average velocity
Explain why the actual gravitational potential energy will in reality be much higher than this
Explain why increasing the time of impact would mean the rocket was less likely to get damaged upon impact
Force = Change in momentum/time taken for change
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The Attempt at a Solution
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Explain why the velocity at time of impact was much higher than the average velocity
The velocity at the time of impact was higher than the average because
Explain why the actual gravitational potential energy will in reality be much higher than this
The GPE will be much higher in reality as there is
Explain why increasing the time of impact would mean the rocket was less likely to get damaged upon impact
Force = Change in momentum/time taken for change
Increasing the time of impact (time taken for change) increases the time taken to change the momentum which reduces the forces. It will take a lot of force to damage the rocket, so reducing the force will damage the rocket less.