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Chapter 4, Problem 51TAE(choose chapter or problem)
If a Mack truck and Honda Civic have a head-on collision, upon which vehicle is the impact force greater? Which vehicle experiences the greater deceleration? Explain your answers.
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QUESTION:
If a Mack truck and Honda Civic have a head-on collision, upon which vehicle is the impact force greater? Which vehicle experiences the greater deceleration? Explain your answers.
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
According to Newton’s third law of motion, if an object applies some force to another object, then another object also exerts equal force to the first object.
When a truck and Honda collide, they exert similar force according to Newton's third law of motion.
Therefore, the impact of force on both truck and Honda Civic will be similar.