Question:
Abby, who has a mass of 45.0 kg, is riding at 40.0 m/s in
Last updated: 7/4/2022
Abby, who has a mass of 45.0 kg, is riding at 40.0 m/s in her red sports car when she must suddenly slam on the brakesto avoid hitting a deer crossing the road. She strikes the air bag, that brings her body to a stop in 0.500 s. Whataverage force does the seat belt exert on her?What if Abby had not been wearing her seat belt and not had an air bag, then the windshield would have stopped herhead in 0.002 s. What average force would the windshield have exerted on her? 1. Solve for force in each scenario. 2. Explain the significance of time on the overall force and link to Newton's first and second laws.