Question

A car crash causes an acceleration of 6.2 g. What is the car's acceleration in

meters per second squared?
O A. 6.2 m/s2
B. -60.8 m/s2
c
O C. -9.8 m/s2
O D.-16.0 m/s2
SUBMIT

Answer 1

-60.82 m/s²

Step-by-step explanation:

recall that the acceleration due to gravity, g = 9.81 m/s²

We must also realize that during the car crash, the moving car is being brought to a stop. Hence, it is actually a deceleration (i.e a negative acceleration)

Therefore we must add a negative sign to our acceleration to describe the deceleration.

acceleration = - 6.2g

= -6.2 x 9.81 m/s²

= -60.8 m/s²