Question

Pam is driving a car, and Dave is riding in the front passenger seat. Both are wearing seatbelts. Pam crashes head-on into a concrete barrier driving 50 kph. Assuming that Dave's mass is 1.5 times that of Pam, which statement below describes the force experienced by Dave?

А Dave experiences 3 times the force that Pam experiences.
B Dave experiences 1.5 times the force that Pam experiences.
C Dave experiences the same force as Pam. D Dave experiences half the force that Pam experiences.​

Answer 1

Option (B).

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that,

Speed of Pam is 50 km/h

Force acting on an object is given by: F = ma

Pam is driving a car, and Dave is riding in the front passenger seat. Both are wearing seatbelts. As Dave's mass is 1.5 times that of Pam. It means that Dave experiences 1.5 times the force that Pam experiences.

Hence, the correct option is (B).