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A car with a momentum (impulse) of 20,000 kg m/s collides with a wall and comes to a rest in 0.1 seconds. How much force is absorbed by the car (and the driver)?
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A car with a momentum (impulse) of 20,000 kg m/s collides with a wall and comes to a rest in 0.1 seconds. How much

force is absorbed by the car (and the driver)?

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ยป Force is 200,000 Newtons

Step-by-step explanation:


{ \tt{force = (impulse)/(time) }} \\ \\ { \tt{force = (20000)/(0.1) }} \\ \\ { \tt{force = 200000 \: newtons}}

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