Question

1.)To reduce the force of impact you could

a)Extend the duration of the time of impact
b)Decrease the duration of the time of impact
c)Increase the mass of the moving object
=d)None of the above


2.)What happens when you lengthen the duration of impact?

=a)You reduce the force of the impact b)You increase the force of the impact
c)You do not affect the force of impact

Answer 1

on the first, I suspect you are dealing with momentum and impulse. Given an impulse, avgforce*time=impulse, so if one increases time of impact, the avg force decreases.