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9. An pilot ejected from her plane and fell 400 m before her parachute opened. It...

9. An pilot ejected from her plane and fell 400 m before her parachute opened. It was winter, and she landed on a snowbed, creating a crater 0.5 m in depth. Assuming the pilots mass was 67 kg and her impact speed was 38.5 m/s, calculate the (average) force exerted on her by the snow.
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