Question: A car crashes into a large tree that does not move. The car goes from 2 7 m / s to 0 in 1 .

A car crashes into a large tree that does not move. The car goes from
27 m/s to 0 in 1.4m. Thankfully the driver was wearing a seat belt and
was unharmed.
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(a) What is the magnitude of the impulse that is applied to the driver by
the seatbelt, assuming he follows the same motion as the car and they
weigh 70 kg?
Imp =
(b) What is the magnitude of the average force applied to the driver by
the seatbelt?
F =
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