Homework Help: Physics

Posted by Amanda on Friday, October 5, 2012 at 11:00pm.

In a head-on collision, a car stops in 0.14{\rm s} from a speed of 24{\rm m}/{\rm s} . The driver has a mass of 67{\rm kg} , and is, fortunately, tightly strapped into his seat.
What force is applied to the driver by his seat belt during that fraction of a second?

Physics - Miranda, Sunday, October 21, 2012 at 3:20pm
11486N. Find velocity 24/0.14= 171.4m/s^2 Then F=MA 171.4*67=11485.71

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