College Physics (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073512141
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-214-3

Chapter 7 - Problems - Page 262: 17

Answer

The average horizontal force exerted on the automobile during braking is $6000~N$.

Work Step by Step

The impulse exerted on the automobile is equal to the change in momentum. We can use the magnitude of the change in momentum to find the average force on the automobile: $F~t = \Delta p$ $F~t = m~\Delta v$ $F = \frac{m~\Delta v}{t}$ $F = \frac{(1.0\times 10^3~kg)(30.0~m/s)}{5.0~s}$ $F = 6000~N$ The average horizontal force exerted on the automobile during braking is $6000~N$.
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