A car traveling at 25 m/s (about 55 mph) crashes into a road barrier and comes to a stop in 0.15 sec. What is the average force in Newtons felt by a 75 kg person in a seat belt?
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15 s Acceleration = -25 m/s / 0.15 s Acceleration = -166.67 m/s^2 Show more…
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