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Alex, who has a mass of 100 kg, is skateboarding at 9.0

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QUESTION:

Alex, who has a mass of 100 kg, is skateboarding at 9.0 m/s when he smacks into a brick wall and comes to a dead stop in 0.2 s.

a. Show that his deceleration is \(45\mathrm{\ m}/\mathrm{s}^2\).

b. Show that the force of impact is 4500 N. (Ouch!)

Text Transcription:

45 m/s^2

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QUESTION:

Alex, who has a mass of 100 kg, is skateboarding at 9.0 m/s when he smacks into a brick wall and comes to a dead stop in 0.2 s.

a. Show that his deceleration is \(45\mathrm{\ m}/\mathrm{s}^2\).

b. Show that the force of impact is 4500 N. (Ouch!)

Text Transcription:

45 m/s^2

ANSWER:

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(a) Alex’s deceleration is given by,

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