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Physics Airbags?

The human body can survive a negative acceleration trauma incident (sudden stop) if the magnitude of the acceleration is less than 250 m/s^2. a) If you are in an automobile accident with an initial speed of 107 km/h and are stopped by an airbag that inflates from the dashboard, over what distance must the airbag stop you for you to survive the crash? Answer in meters. Thanks for the help!

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1. 250 m/s^2 107 km/h convert this to m/s Set : 250 m/s^2 = 107 km/h / t Solve for t Multiply 107 km/h by t to get the distance HTH