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4 years ago

In a car how does an air bag minimize the force acting on a person during a collision

Physics

2 answers:

Natasha_Volkova [10]4 years ago

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Answer:

It increases the time it takes for the person to stop.

Explanation:

Increasing the time of the impact decreases the force.

Klio2033 [76]4 years ago

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It decreases the momentum in the car.

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(b)0.00169

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Mass of bullet, m=4.67 g= $4.67\times 10^{-3} kg$

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Speed of bullet, v=357m/s

Mass of block 1, $m_1=1177g=1.177kg$

Mass of block 2, $m_2=1626 g=1.626 kg$

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Using conservation of momentum

Initial momentum=Final momentum

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$1.66719-0.801537=1.63067v_2$

$0.865653=1.63067v_2$

$v_2=\frac{0.865653}{1.63067}$

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(b)Initial kinetic energy before collision

$K_i=\frac{1}{2}mv^2$

$k_i=\frac{1}{2}(4.67\times 10^{-3}\times (357)^2)$

$k_i=297.59 J$

Final kinetic energy after collision

$K_f=\frac{1}{2}m_1v^2_1+\frac{1}{2}(m+m_2)v^2_2$

$K_f=\frac{1}{2}(1.177)(0.681)^2+\frac{1}{2}(4.67\times 10^{-3}+1.626)(0.531)^2$

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