FYKOS Year 25 Series 5 Problem 5 — hunter v2 · FYKOS 25 #25.5.5

Physics · mechanics

Problem

How much should we increase the power output of train's motor per one caught bird per second if we catch the birds in a net placed on top of the car? Train moves with speed vv, bird's mass is mm, his speed ww, the angle with which the bird hits the net is φφ and the net has area SS. Assume that after each catch the net returns to its initial shape.

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