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A person has a reasonable chance of surviving an automobile crash if the deceleration is no more than 30 "g's."
Calculate the magnitude of the force on a 62-kg person accelerating at this rate. Express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units.
F= ____________ units
What distance is traveled if brought to rest at this rate from 120 km/h?
Express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units.
d= _____________ units
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According to Newtons second law of motion
F=ma ......(1)
where m is the mass of the body
a is the acceleration
To body is stopped that means the final velocity will be zero.
use equation:
......(2)
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