Answer: The question is incomplete, options are not given and here are the options from another website.
A. Carpeted floor provide small impulse.
B. stopping time is shorter on the carpet.
C. stopping time is longer on the carpet.
D. carpet provides a smaller impulse and a longer time.
The correct option is C.
A wine glass may not break when it falls on carpet floor because the stopping time on carpet floor is longer to that of stone floor.
Explanation:
A wine glass may not break when it falls on carpet floor because the stopping time on carpet floor is longer to that of stone floor because the change in glass momentum is the same for both stone and carpet flow, therefore the impulses that is supplied by both carpet and stone floor is the same. Therefore,there is longer stopping time by the carpet floor because there is smaller force that act on it compared to stone floor which lead to less damage.
