Question

A small sports car collides head on with a massive truck.
a. which vehicle will experience the greatest magnitude force: the truck, or neither? Explain.
b. which will undergo the greater magnitude acceleration?

Answer 1

Answer:

both will experience equal force aq to Newton...car will experience maxm accln

Answer 2

Both objects will exert same force

Acceleration of the truck is greater.

Explanation:

In this case, it is mentioned that a small sports car collides head on with a massive truck. We know that when one object collides with another objects the force due to first object to another is equal and in opposite direction to the force applied to the second object to the first. So, both object will experience the same force.

The force on the object is given by the product of mass and acceleration.

We know that the mass of the car is less than that of truck, then it will exert a smaller acceleration.

So, the acceleration of the truck is grater.

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