Inquiry into Physics
8th Edition
ISBN: 9781337515863
Author: Ostdiek
Publisher: Cengage
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Chapter 1, Problem 9C
(a)
To determine
The average acceleration that Col. Stapp experienced
(b)
To determine
The distance he traveled in coming from maximum speed to rest.
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