. Drops of rain fall perpendicular to the roof of a parked car during a rainstorm. The drops strike the roof with a speed of 15 m/s, and the mass of rain per second striking the roof is 0.071 kg/s. (a) Assuming the drops come to rest after striking the roof, find the average force exerted by the rain on the roof.

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Answer:

the average force exerted by the rain on the roof is 1.065 N

Explanation:

Given;

speed of the rainfall, v = 15 m/s

the mass of the rate of the rainfall, m' (m/t) = 0.071 kg

Let the average force exerted by the rain on the roof  = F

The average force exerted by the rain on the roof  is calculated by Newton's second law of motion;

[tex]F = ma = m \frac{v}{t} = \frac{m}{t} \times v \\\\Recall, \ m' = \frac{m}{t} \\\\F = m'\times v\\\\F = 0.071 \times 15\\\\F = 1.065 \ N[/tex]

Therefore, the average force exerted by the rain on the roof is 1.065 N