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Inquiry into Physics
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Chapter 2, Problem 19P
. Under certain conditions, the human body can safely withstand an acceleration of 10 g.
(a) What net force would have to act on someone with mass of 50 kg to cause this acceleration?
(b) Find the weight of such a person in pounds then convert the answer to (a) to pounds.
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