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Physics help? (high school level)?
Here's the question:
During a head-on collision, a passenger in the front seat of a car accelerates from 13.3 m/s to rest in .10 sec.
Calculate the acceleration of the passenger.
How far does the passenger move during the .10 sec?
2 Answers
- macklerLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
it really should be decelerate in physics, but oh well.
Ok. So to find the distance we do (V1+V2)/2*t=13.3/2*.1=0.665, so he traveled 0.665 meters.
To find acceleration there are many ways, since your question asked to do it first i assume you are using
Vf=at+VI
0=.1a+13.3
-13.3=.1a
a=133m/s^2
Hope that helps,
Mackler
- augstLv 45 years ago
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