In a head-on collision, a car stops in 0.14 ss from a speed of 11 m/sm/s . The driver has a mass of 90 kgkg , and is, fortunately, tightly strapped into his seat. What force is applied to the driver by his seat belt during that fraction of a second?

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In a head-on collision, a car stops in 0.14 ss from a speed of 11 m/sm/s . The driver has a mass of 90 kgkg , and is, fortunately, tightly strapped into his seat.

What force is applied to the driver by his seat belt during that fraction of a second?

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