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If a small sports car collides head on with a massive track, which vehicle expenences the greater impact force? Which vehicle experiences the greater acceleration?

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To solve the problem of which vehicle experiences the greater impact force and which vehicle experiences the greater acceleration during a head-on collision between a small sports car and a massive truck, we can follow these steps: ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Identify the Vehicles and Their Masses:** - Let the mass of the sports car be \( m \). - Let the mass of the truck be \( M \) (where \( M \gg m \)). ...
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