A car traveling at 120 km/h strikes a tree. The front end of the car compresses and the driver comes to rest after traveling 0.85 m.

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Chapter13: Universal Gravitation
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Problem 13.36P
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What was the magnitude of the average acceleration of the driver during the collision? Express the answer in terms of "g's," where 1.00 g = 9.80 m/s2..

A car traveling at 120 km/h strikes a tree. The
front end of the car compresses and the driver
comes to rest after traveling 0.85 m.
Transcribed Image Text:A car traveling at 120 km/h strikes a tree. The front end of the car compresses and the driver comes to rest after traveling 0.85 m.
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