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A truck traveling at 100 km/hr strikes an unfortunate bug and splatters it. The acceleration resulting from the impact is:_______

a. Greater for the truck
b. Greater for the bug
b. The same for both the bug and the truck
d. Impossible to determine

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Answer:

b. Greater for the bug

Step-by-step explanation:

The conservation of linear momentum states that the momentum before impact equals the momentum after impact

Also, when two objects collide, the change of momentum of particles m1 and m2 are equal in magnitude and opposite in sign and the total momentum change equals zero. Hence during a collision, Each object experiences the same force for the same amount of time, leading to the same impulse, and subsequently the same momentum change. in general, it is only the acceleration and the velocity components that differ for the two objects during the interaction.

Consequently, The object with the least mass always receives the greatest velocity change and acceleration.

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