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A car is moving at constant velocity towards a brick wall. The car collides head on with the brick wall. Use Newton's laws to explain the forces acting on the car before and during the collision.
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A car is moving at constant velocity towards a brick wall.

The car collides head on with the brick wall.
Use Newton's laws to explain the forces acting on the car before and during the collision.

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Upon sensing a collision the seat belts lock in place. When the car crashes, there is no unbalanced force acting on the person, so they continue forward (Newton's First Law). The person moves against the seat belt, exerting a force on it. The seat belt then exerts a force back on the person (Newton's Third Law).

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