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The most likely equation you would use would be Newton's 2nd Law of Motion. Namely:
Force = mass X acceleration
This is impossible to answer. You would need to know the mass of the car in order to figure out a necessary stopping force.
Also, you need to know over how long a time frame the change in speed happened over to calculate the negative acceleration.
For example, the force required to slow a 1 000 kg car from 35 to 5 mph (about 15.6 m/s to 2.2 m/s) in 5 seconds would be found like this:
Force = 1 000 kg X [(15.6-2.2 m/s)/ 5 s]
Force = 1 000 kg X (13.4 m/s / 5 s)
Force = 1 000 kg X 2.68 m/s2
Force = 2 680 kg m/s2
Force = 2 680 Newtons in the direction opposite to the travel of the car.
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Is it true that at 60 mph the force of your car impacing a surface is about four times as great as 30 mph?
YES
Is it true that if two cars collide while approaching each other at 60 mph that the impact is equivalent to one car hitting a solid steel wall at 120 mph?
No, when two cars collide while approaching each other at 60 mph, the impact would be equivalent to one car hitting a solid steel wall at 60mph.Newtons third law states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. When a car is traveling at 60 mph and hits a solid steel wall, the wall applies a force equal to 60 mph back toward the car. This is the same as if a car that is traveling at 60 mph hits another car traveling at 60 mph. In both scenarios, the car is traveling at 60 mph and at the point of collision a force equal to 60 mph is imparted on the car.
Does a car traveling at 60 mph carries four times the energy as the same car traveling at 30 mph?
NO
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It has to do with weight. A train weighing 12 million pounds at 1 mph will move more weight than a motorcycle at 200 mph. It has to do with mass X weight X velocity.
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Only if car A runs out of gas first.
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ur car is slow
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0 mph
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as little as 0 mph
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Is it true that at 60 mph the force of your car impacing a surface is about four times as great as 30 mph?
YES
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200 pounds
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Not in a car but it is medium speed on a go kart or ranger. Slow on a four wheeler too.
How slow can the fastest car move?
by spedding from caitlin As slowly as the driver can control it. At rest it would be zero mph.
Is it true that if two cars collide while approaching each other at 60 mph that the impact is equivalent to one car hitting a solid steel wall at 120 mph?
No, when two cars collide while approaching each other at 60 mph, the impact would be equivalent to one car hitting a solid steel wall at 60mph.Newtons third law states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. When a car is traveling at 60 mph and hits a solid steel wall, the wall applies a force equal to 60 mph back toward the car. This is the same as if a car that is traveling at 60 mph hits another car traveling at 60 mph. In both scenarios, the car is traveling at 60 mph and at the point of collision a force equal to 60 mph is imparted on the car.
How much greater is the amount of traction needed because each car is traveling at 40 mph rather than 20 mph?
Four times the amount of traction is needed
What is 13.9 mph in kmh?
no, not really, it is 1mph less than the average walking human, so it is very slow indeed (this is not offensive)
