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Old 09-06-2005, 04:08 PM
Bradyams Bradyams is offline
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Default Help w/ a physics problem

I need help with this quick problem. For some reason I can't figure it out.

Automobile Airbags: The human body can survive a negative acceleration trauma incident (sudden stop) if the magnitude of the acceleration is less than 250 m/s^2

If you are in an automobile accident with an initial speed of 108 km/h (30 m/s) and are stopped by an airbag that inflates from the dashboard, over what distance must the airbag stop you for you to survive the crash?


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