Dr. John Paul Stapp was a U.S. Air Force officer who studied the effects of extreme acceleration on the human body. On December 10, 1954, Stapp rode a rocket sled, accelerating from rest to a top speed or 282 m/s (1015 km/h) in 4.3 s and was brought jarringly back to rest in only 1.3 s. Calculate his (a) magnitude of acceleration in his direction of motion and (b) magnitude of acceleration opposite to his direction of motion. Express each in multiples of g (9.80 m/s²) by taking its ratio to the acceleration of gravity. a. b.

Dr. John Paul Stapp was a U.S. Air Force officer who studied the effects of extreme acceleration on the human body. On December 10, 1954, Stapp rode a rocket sled, accelerating from rest to a top speed or 282 m/s (1015 km/h) in 4.3 s and was brought jarringly back to rest in only 1.3 s. Calculate his (a) magnitude of acceleration in his direction of motion and (b) magnitude of acceleration opposite to his direction of motion. Express each in multiples of g (9.80 m/s²) by taking its ratio to the acceleration of gravity. a. b.

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