The front 1.20 m of a 1,200-kg car is designed as a "crumple zone" that collapses to absorb the shock of a collision.   (c) What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the car? Express the acceleration as a multiple of the acceleration of gravity.

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The front 1.20 m of a 1,200-kg car is designed as a "crumple zone" that collapses to absorb the shock of a collision.

 

(c) What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the car? Express the acceleration as a multiple of the acceleration of gravity.

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