Calculate the acceleration of a 1400 kg car that stops from 37 km/h on a dime ( on a distance of 1.7 cm) 1. Determine the acceleration of the car? 2. How many g’s is the magnitude of the acceleration of the car? 3 . what is the force felt by a 68 kg occupant of the car?

Calculate the acceleration of a 1400 kg car that stops from 37 km/h on a dime ( on a distance of 1.7 cm) 1. Determine the acceleration of the car? 2. How many g’s is the magnitude of the acceleration of the car? 3 . what is the force felt by a 68 kg occupant of the car?

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