An open knife edge of mass M is dropped from a height 'h' on a wooden floor. If the blade penetrates a distance 's' into the wood, the average resistance offered by the wood to the blade is :
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answer is B.
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Detailed Solution
When the front end of the knife arrives at A, its kinetic energy . During the course of penetration net vertically downward force acting on the knife = (Mg - R).By work energy theorem