A car traveling at 29 m/s (65 mi/h) runs into a bridge abutment after the driver falls

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A car traveling at 29 m/s (65 mi/h) runs into a bridge abutment after the driver falls asleep at the wheel.
(a) If the driver is wearing a seat belt and comes to rest within a 1.0-m distance, what is his acceleration (assumed constant)?
(b) A passenger who isn't wearing a seat belt is thrown into the windshield and comes to a stop in a distance of 10.0 cm. What is the acceleration of the passenger?
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Physics

ISBN: 978-0077339685

2nd edition

Authors: Alan Giambattista, Betty Richardson, Robert Richardson

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