Which person will be thrown further in front when the car stops suddenly ? (Assume the forces acting on both men are equal).
2006-07-25 19:52:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
force = mass x acceleration
so
acceleration = force / mass
the smaller the mass the greater the acceleration if the force is constant
so the 50kg man will move further
2006-07-25 19:57:31 · answer #1 · answered by Ivanhoe Fats 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the force stopping them is equal, then I think the big guy should end up going further than the little guy. Theoretically, at least. I think it would be that way because the little guy will be easier to bring to a stop than the big guy.
2006-07-26 02:58:43 · answer #2 · answered by anonymous 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they are wearing safety belts they won't go anywhere. Seriously though the man that weighs 100 KG will have more inertia and travel farther.
2006-07-26 02:56:26 · answer #3 · answered by Not Tellin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
50 kg will inintially move faster because less force is used to move it .... if its a quick stop this will not be nooticed by the naked eye
the 100kg will have more inertia because of the greater weight and move farther down the road
if you want to get friction involved its a lil more complex problem ..... ubt lets not get into that one shall we
2006-07-26 02:59:46 · answer #4 · answered by recklessabandon1433 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i dont really know and i hate physics but i guess (i hope so!) thatthe 100kg man will be thrown as the higher the mass of an object the bigger the potential/kinetic energy.
2006-07-26 02:57:31 · answer #5 · answered by ▓▓▓▓^^]AnTisH[^^▓▓▓▓ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the 100kg man will be thrown further.
2006-07-26 02:58:08 · answer #6 · answered by Charles 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋