A car with two people traveling down the road has a mass of 100 kg and a velocity of 5 m/s. The car pulls over and picks up two
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Answer:
The force has been reduced by 8018 N
Explanation:
The impulse exerted on the car during the crash is equal to the product of the force exerted and the duration of the collision, and it is also equal to the change in momentum of the car. So we can write:
where:
F is the force exerted on the car
is the duration of the collision
m = 1400 kg is the mass of the car
is the change in velocity of the car
We can re-write the equation as
In the 1st collision, the time is 1.5 seconds, so the force is
In the 2nd collision, the time is increased to 2.2 seconds, so the force is
Therefore, the force has been reduced by: