Problem 4.12
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A large 2000-kg truck and a small compact car collide head-on as shown in the
animation (position is given in meters and time is given in seconds). Assume the collision takes place in 0.05 seconds.
Restart.
- Describe the force on each vehicle before, during, and after the
collision. Be sure to estimate the magnitudes of these forces and give
their directions.
- Which vehicle, the car or the truck, experiences the greater force during
the collision?
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