Acceleration is sometimes expressed in multiples of g, where g = 9.8 m/s2 is the magnitude of acceleration due to the earth's gravity. In a test crash, a car's velocity goes from 26 m/s to 0 m/s in 0.15 s. How many g's would be experienced by a driver under the same conditions?

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Acceleration is sometimes expressed in multiples of g, where g = 9.8 m/s2 is the magnitude of acceleration due to the earth's gravity. In a test crash, a car's velocity goes from 26 m/s to 0 m/s in 0.15 s. How many g's would be experienced by a driver under the same conditions?



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