A Pile Driver Drives a Post into the Ground

question 50

Multiple Choice

A pile driver drives a post into the ground. The mass of the pile driver is 2500 kg, and it is dropped through a height of 8.0 m on each stroke. If the resisting force of the ground is 2.0 * 10⁶ N, how far is the post driven in on each stroke?

• A) 4.9 cm
• B) 9.9 cm
• C) 16 cm
• D) 49 cm

Analyze insurance decisions and the willingness to pay for risk mitigation.

Understand how utility functions can represent preferences towards risk and how they influence gambling decisions.

Interpret the effects of wealth on risk-taking behaviors and preferences.

Differentiate between different utility functions and their implications for risk preferences.

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