To ensure that a vehicle crash is inelastic, vehicle safety designers add crumple zones to vehicles. A crumple zone is a part of

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To ensure that a vehicle crash is inelastic, vehicle safety designers add crumple zones to vehicles. A crumple zone is a part of

a vehicle designed to crumple easily in a crash. Use Newton’s second law to explain why crumple zones reduce the force in a collision. Help me I dont know this

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spin [16.1K] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-13T12:56:04+03:00

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Answer: With crumple zones at the front and back of most cars, they absorb much of the energy (and force) in a crash by folding in on itself much like an accordion. ... As Newton's second law explains force = Mass x Acceleration this delay reduces the force that drivers and passengers feel in a crash.Sep 30, 2020