Answer: a. -720m/s^2
b. Yes, airbags will deploy
Explanation:
The formula for acceleration is:
= (Final velocity - Initial velocity)/Time
Final velocity = 0m/s
Initial velocity = 36m/s
Time taken = 0.05s
= (Final velocity - Initial velocity)/Time
= (0 - 36)/0.05
= -36/0.05
= -720m/s^2.
Since it's negative, it shows that there was a deceleration.
2. Yes the airbag will deploy since the acceleration gotten is more than -600 m/s^2.
Answer:
Mass can never be negative. Everything has mass. Just like how they ask you to find area under the graph in maths. If the area is in the 3rd and 4th quadrant, when calculated, you would get negative answer.However, area can not be negative because it is a place/ location. It's exactly the same as mass.
The negative sign on the acceleration is only a vector quantity that means the object is accelerating to the left. Hence, we can only focus on it magnitude which is 4 m/s^2. Acceleration is the change in velocity over time. The change in velocity must be 24 m/s - 0 m/s, if you want the object to stop. Therefore,
a = (v2 - v1)/t
4 = (24 - 0)t
t = 6 seconds
The object will stop after 6 seconds.
