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Vehicle crumple zones are designed to absorb energy during an impact by deforming to reduce transfer of energy to occupants. How much kinetic energy, in Btu, must a crumple zone absorb to fully protect occupants in a 3000-lb vehicle that suddenly decelerates from \(10 \mathrm{mph}\) to \(0 \mathrm{mph}\) ?

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QUESTION:

Vehicle crumple zones are designed to absorb energy during an impact by deforming to reduce transfer of energy to occupants. How much kinetic energy, in Btu, must a crumple zone absorb to fully protect occupants in a 3000-lb vehicle that suddenly decelerates from \(10 \mathrm{mph}\) to \(0 \mathrm{mph}\) ?

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Here our aim is to calculate kinetic energy in Btu (British Thermal Unit), a vehicle crumple zones should  absorb to fully protect occupants in a 3000-lb vehicle when it suddenly decelerates.

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