Calculate the amount of force that would act on Vehicle 2 if it crashes into a wall and it takes half a second for Vehicle 2 to come to a stop upon collision. a. Step 1: Calculate the acceleration of the vehicle as its velocity changes from 20 to 0 m/s in 0.01 seconds. b. Step 2: Apply Newton’s Second Law of Motion to determine the force exerted by the vehicle on the wall during the crash. c. Step 3: Apply Newton’s Third Law of Motion to determine the force exerted by the wall on the vehicle.
acceleration = (0 - 15 m/s) / (0.01 s) = -1500 m/s
f = m x a
force = 1500 kg x -1500 m/s = -2250000
7. Calculate the amount of force that would act on Vehicle 3 if it crashes into a wall and it takes half a second for Vehicle 3 to come to a stop upon collision. a. Step 1: Calculate the acceleration of the vehicle as its velocity changes from 15 to 0 m/s in 0.01 seconds. b. Step 2: Apply Newton’s Second Law of Motion to determine the force exerted by the vehicle on the wall during the crash. c. Step 3: Apply Newton’s Third Law of Motion to determine the force exerted by the wall on the vehicle.
a. Step 1: Calculate the acceleration of the vehicle as its velocity changes from 15 to 0 m/s in 0.01 seconds.
acceleration = (0 - 15 m/s) / (0.01 s) = -1500 m/s²
b. Step 2: Apply Newton's Second Law of Motion to determine the force exerted by the vehicle on the wall during the crash.
Force = mass x acceleration
To calculate the force, we need the mass of Vehicle 3.
c. Step 3: Apply Newton's Third Law of Motion to determine the force exerted by the wall on the vehicle.
According to Newton's Third Law of Motion, the force exerted by the wall on the vehicle will be equal in magnitude but opposite in direction to the force exerted by the vehicle on the wall.