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hi guys I am new here so I am not sure how this works but anyway I am having problem with the question below I am not sure how to go about answering it, as our class has had 7 teachers in the last two weeks and havnt even gone threw it but it has to be handed in next week please can some one give me some guidance on this. thank you.
A pile driver, mass 200kg, is raised to a height of 5m above the pile, mass 1500kg,
before being released to fall freely so that the driver strikes the pile without
rebound and together drive the pile into the ground. The distance the pile is
driven into the ground is 225 mm. Using the principle of conservation of
momentum determining the ground resistance retarding the driver and the pile.
Homework Statement
A pile driver, mass 200kg, is raised to a height of 5m above the pile, mass 1500kg,
before being released to fall freely so that the driver strikes the pile without
rebound and together drive the pile into the ground. The distance the pile is
driven into the ground is 225 mm. Using the principle of conservation of
momentum determining the ground resistance retarding the driver and the pile.