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A truck and a small car are both going 10 mph when they collide head on. a. Does the truck or the car experiences the largest force during the collision? Why? b. Which experiences the largest impulse during the collision? Why? c. Which experiences the largest change in momentum during the collision? Why? d. Which will experience the largest change in velocity? Why?

A truck and a small car are both going 10 mph when they collide head on. a. Does the truck or the car experiences the largest force during the collision? Why? b. Which experiences the largest impulse during the collision? Why? c. Which experiences the largest change in momentum during the collision? Why? d. Which will experience the largest change in velocity? Why?

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5. A truck and a small car are both going 10 mph when they collide head on. a. Does the truck or the car experience the largest force during the collision? Why? b. Which experiences the largest impulse during the collision? Why? c. Which experiences the largest change in momentum during the collision? Why? d. Which will experience the largest change in velocity? Why?
Transcribed Image Text:5. A truck and a small car are both going 10 mph when they collide head on. a. Does the truck or the car experience the largest force during the collision? Why? b. Which experiences the largest impulse during the collision? Why? c. Which experiences the largest change in momentum during the collision? Why? d. Which will experience the largest change in velocity? Why?
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Let us assume :

Mass of truck = M

Mass of car = m

(a).

As we know according to newtons 3rd law of motion both will experience

equal amount of force

i.e.              Force on truck by car  =  Force on car by truck

(b).

Since we know

⇒ Impulse = F dt

since the force during collision on both truck and car is same and the time of impact is also same

so we can conclude that the Impulse will also be the same

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