A person has a reasonable chance of surviving an automobile crash if the deceleration is no more than 30 g’s.
(a) Calculate the force on a 65-kg person accelerating at this rate.
(b) What distance is traveled if brought to rest at this rate from 95 km/h?

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Answer:

19129.5 N

1.1831 m

Explanation:

m = Mass of person = 65 kg

t = Time taken

u = Initial velocity

v = Final velocity

s = Displacement

a = Acceleration = 30g

g = Acceleration due to gravity = 9.81 m/s²

Force is given by

[tex]F=ma\\\Rightarrow F=65\times 30\times 9.81\\\Rightarrow F=19129.5\ N[/tex]

The force on the person is 19129.5 N

[tex]v^2-u^2=2as\\\Rightarrow s=\dfrac{v^2-u^2}{2a}\\\Rightarrow s=\dfrac{0^2-\left(95\times \dfrac{1000}{3600}\right)^2}{2\times -9.81\times 30}\\\Rightarrow s=1.1831\ m[/tex]

The distance traveled if brought to rest is 1.1831 m

The distance the person moves before coming to rest depends on the

deceleration.

(a) The force on the person is 19,129.5 N

(b) The distance traveled before coming to rest is approximately 1.183 m

Reasons:

(a) The force on the person = Mass × Acceleration

The deceleration of the person = 30 g's

The person's mass, m = 65 - kg

Therefore;

The force on the person = 65 kg × 30 × 9.81 m/s² = 19,129.5 N

(b) Initial speed, u = 95 km/h = 26.38889 m/s

Deceleration, a = 30 g's

We get;

v² = u² - 2·a·s

When v = 0, we get;

0² = 26.38889² - 2 × 30 × 9.81 × s

2 × 30 × 9.81 × s = 26.38889²

[tex]s = \dfrac{26.3889^2}{2 \times 30 \times 9.81} = 1.18310325[/tex]

The distance traveled before coming to rest, s ≈ 1.183 m

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