Question
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)
Responses
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 speed of each person
the speed of each person
the velocity of each person
Responses
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 speed of each person
the speed of each person
the velocity of each person
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To calculate the force one person exerts on the other during a collision, you need **the mass and acceleration of each person**. The force can be calculated using Newton's second law of motion, which states that force equals mass times acceleration (F = ma). Therefore, knowing the mass and how much each person accelerates (including the changes in velocity during the collision) is essential for calculating the force involved.