Two people collide on a busy city street. What information is needed to calculate the force one of the people exerts on the other person?(1 point)

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the speed of each person
the speed of each person

the location of the collision
the location of the collision

the mass and acceleration of each person
the mass and acceleration of each person

the velocity of each person
the velocity of each person

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To calculate the force one person exerts on the other during the collision, you need the mass and acceleration of each person. This information is necessary to apply Newton's Second Law of Motion (F = ma), which relates force to mass and acceleration.