A 60 kg front seat passenger in a car moving initially with aspeed of 23 m/s (50

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A 60 kg front seat passenger in a car moving initially with aspeed of 23 m/s (50 MPH) is brought to rest by an airr bag in a timeof 0.4s. a.)What is the impulse acting on the passenger? b.)What is the average force acting on the passenger in thisprocess? Physics
A 60 kg front seat passenger in a car moving initially with aspeed of 23 m/s (50 MPH) is brought to rest by an airr bag in a timeof 0.4s. a.)What is the impulse acting on the passenger? b.)What is the average force acting on the passenger in thisprocess? Physics A 60 kg front seat passenger in a car moving initially with aspeed of 23 m/s (50 MPH) is brought to rest by an airr bag in a timeof 0.4s. a.)What is the impulse acting on the passenger? b.)What is the average force acting on the passenger in thisprocess? A 60 kg front seat passenger in a car moving initially with aspeed of 23 m/s (50 MPH) is brought to rest by an airr bag in a timeof 0.4s. a.)What is the impulse acting on the passenger? b.)What is the average force acting on the passenger in thisprocess? Physics

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impulse = m*(vf-vi)

= 60*23 = 1380kg m/s

force = impulse/time

=1380/0.4 = 3450N

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