A Crash Test Is Performed on a Vehicle

question 6

Multiple Choice

A crash test is performed on a vehicle. The force of the wall on the front bumper is shown in the table. Estimate the impulse and the speed of the vehicle to the nearest whole number (use m = 200 slugs) .

• A) impulse: 246,000 velocity: 1230 ft/s
• B) impulse: 8200 velocity: 41 ft/s
• C) impulse: 10,800 velocity: 54 ft/s
• D) impulse: 324,000 velocity: 1620 ft/s

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