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Anon25 [30]
3 years ago
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During a car collision, the knee, thighbone, and hip can sustain a force no greater than 4000 N/ Forces that exceed this amount

could cause dislocations or fractures. Assume that in a collision a knee stops when it hits the car's dashboard. Also assume that the mass of the body parts stopped by the knee is about 20% of the total body mass. a) What is the minimum stopping time interval in needed to avoid injury to the knee if the person is initially traveling at 15 m/s (34 mi/h)? b) what is the minimum stopping distance?
Physics
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atroni [7]3 years ago
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Complete Question:

During a car collision, the knee, thighbone, and hip can sustain a force no greater than 4000 N/ Forces that exceed this amount could cause dislocations or fractures. Assume that in a collision a knee stops when it hits the car's dashboard. Also assume that the mass of the body parts stopped by the knee is about 20% of the total body mass, which is 62 kg.

a) What is the minimum stopping time interval in needed to avoid injury to the knee if the person is initially traveling at 15 m/s (34 mi/h)? b) what is the minimum stopping distance?

Answer:

a) t= 46.5 msec. b) 0.35 m

Explanation:

Applying Newton´s 2nd Law to the mass supported by the knee (20% of the total mass), we can get the maximum acceleration allowable in order to avoid an injury, as follows:

a = F/m = 4000 N / 0.2*62 kg = 322.6 m/s²  

Applying the definition of acceleration, and taking into account that the knee finally come to an stop, we have:

a = vf - v₀ / Δt = -15 m/s / Δt

Solving for Δt :

Δt = -15 m/s / -322.6 m/s² = 0.0465 sec = 46.5 msec.

b) Assuming the acceleration remains constant during this time interval, we can find the distance needed to come to an ⇒stop, applying any of the kinematic equations, as this one:

vf² - v₀² = 2*a*Δx

⇒Δx = (vf²-v₀²) / 2*a

⇒Δx = -(15 m/s)² / 2*(-322.6 m/s²) = 0.35 m

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