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2 Motion and forces

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Question 41

A bus is travelling along a straight road. The driver brakes and the bus decelerates at 2.5 m/s2. A passenger of mass 60 kg is standing on the bus.

a.

Calculate the resultant force needed to give the passenger the same deceleration as the bus.

Use the equation

F=m×aF=m\times aF=m×a

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b.

The passenger is not holding a handrail.

Explain why the passenger may fall forwards as the bus brakes.

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