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A car traveling at 63 km/h hits a bridge abutment. A passenger in the car moves forward a distance of 65 cm (with respect to the road) while being brought to rest by an inflated air bag. What magnitude of force (assumed constant) acts on the passenger's upper torso, which has a mass of 41 kg ?

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To solve the problem, we need to determine the magnitude of the force acting on the passenger's upper torso after the car hits the bridge abutment and the passenger is brought to rest by the airbag. We will use the principles of kinematics and Newton's second law of motion. ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Convert the speed of the car from km/h to m/s**: \[ \text{Speed} = 63 \text{ km/h} = \frac{63 \times 1000 \text{ m}}{3600 \text{ s}} = 17.5 \text{ m/s} \] ...
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