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iceberg1002
Mar 12, 2012, 07:47 PM
If a head on automobile collision,a person momentum could be reduced from 2000kgm/s to zero in just 0.1s . If this occurs the average force exerted to stop the person is

1.200 N
2.2000 N
3. 20,000 N
4. can't answer without knowing the person name.
Here is my answer 200*0.1s equals to 200N am I'm right

ebaines
Mar 19, 2012, 11:35 AM
Not quite right. From principles of impulse and momentumm:


F \Delta t = m \Delta v


Here you have t = 0.1s and m \Delta v = 200 Kg m/s. Solve for F.