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Chapter 7 Problem 13

Question

A car’s bumper is designed to withstand a 4.0-km/h (1.1-m/s) collision with an immovable object without damage to the body of the car. The bumper cushions the shock by absorbing the force over a distance. Calculate the magnitude of the average force on a bumper that collapses 0.200 m while bringing a 900-kg car to rest from an initial speed of 1.1 m/s.

Solution

Step 1 of 3

The car is stopping from 1.1 m/s over a distance of 0.200 m. First calculate the acceleration and then calculate the force. 

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Title College Physics  1 
Author Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs
ISBN 9781938168000

A car’s bumper is designed to withstand a 4.0-km/h

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