A 60-kg person is traveling in a car moving at 16 m/s, when the car hits a barrier. The person is not wearing a seat belt, but is stopped by an air bag in a time interval of 0.20 s. Determine the average force that the air bag exerts on the person?

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Answer 1
Answer: Using conservation of momentum, we can solve for the force that the air bag exerts on the person.

Recall the equation for momentum (p):

p = mv = F*dt

We can solve for total momentum, then divide by out time interval. This gets us:

(60kg)(16m/s) = F(0.2s)F = 4800N

F = 4800N



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The diagram below shows a 1.5 kilogram kitten jumping from the top of a 1.80 meter high refrigerator to a 0.90 meter highcounter.
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The kitten's gravitational potential energy on top of the refrigerator is greater, but what is the kitten's gravitational
potential energy on top of the counter? Assume gravity as 10, if needed.

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Answer:

E = 27 J

Explanation:

It is given that,

Mass of a kitten is 1.5 kg

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