Working with Force and MassIn severe head-on automobile

Chapter 1, Problem 10P

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In severe head-on automobile accidents, a deceleration of \(60 \mathrm{~g}\) 's or more \(\left(1 \mathrm{~g}=32.2 \mathrm{ft} / \mathrm{s}^2\right)\) often results in a fatality. What force, in lbf, acts on a child whose mass is \(50 \mathrm{lb}\), when subjected to a deceleration of \(60 \mathrm{~g}\) 's?

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QUESTION:

In severe head-on automobile accidents, a deceleration of \(60 \mathrm{~g}\) 's or more \(\left(1 \mathrm{~g}=32.2 \mathrm{ft} / \mathrm{s}^2\right)\) often results in a fatality. What force, in lbf, acts on a child whose mass is \(50 \mathrm{lb}\), when subjected to a deceleration of \(60 \mathrm{~g}\) 's?

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Solution 10P

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To find the force in ‘lbf’ acting on a child, in a severe head-on automobile accidents.

Given;                 

Mass = 50 lb

1 g = 32.2  

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