A car traveling at 43 km/h hits a bridge abutment. A passenger in the car moves forward a distance of 51 cm (with respect to the road) while being brought to rest by an inflated air bag. What magnitude of force (assumed constant) acts on the passenger's upper torso, which has a mass of 37 kg? Number i Units

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A car traveling at 43 km/h hits a bridge abutment. A passenger in the car moves forward a distance of 51 cm (with respect to the road)
while being brought to rest by an inflated air bag. What magnitude of force (assumed constant) acts on the passenger's upper torso,
which has a mass of 37 kg?
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Transcribed Image Text:A car traveling at 43 km/h hits a bridge abutment. A passenger in the car moves forward a distance of 51 cm (with respect to the road) while being brought to rest by an inflated air bag. What magnitude of force (assumed constant) acts on the passenger's upper torso, which has a mass of 37 kg? Number Units
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