A Police Crime Lab Is Trying to Determine Whether Someone

question 3

Multiple Choice

A police crime lab is trying to determine whether someone was murdered or died as a result of an accident. He was struck in the temple by a 4.20 kg sculpture that is alleged to have fallen off a bookcase. The sculpture presumably fell a distance of 1.43 m and the corner that struck him had an area of 0.250 cm². If the time for the sculpture to stop was 1.00 ms, the pressure on his temple, in N/m², was

• A) 8.89 × 10⁴.
• B) 1.65 × 10⁵.
• C) 1.65 × 10⁶.
• D) 8.89 × 10⁸.
• E) 1.65 × 10⁹.

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Definitions:

Market Price

The present rate at which a product or service can be purchased or sold on the market.

Downward-Sloping Demand

A market situation in which the quantity demanded of a good or service decreases as its price increases, depicting an inverse relationship between price and demand.

Consumer Surplus

The difference between the total amount that consumers are willing and able to pay for a good or service versus what they actually pay.

Willingness to Pay

The maximum amount an individual or organization is willing to spend to acquire a good or service.