Explain What Would Happen To The Drivers And Passengers If The Driver Slammed On The Brakes

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What would happen to the driver and passengers if the driver slammed on the brakes? The car is testing its brakes to see if it can stop before hitting the dummy. In the test the driver slams the brakes of the car to test the amount of braking power the car applies. The car is applying a force forward by turning the wheels of the car. The brakes of a car would apply a frictional force against the wheels to slow them down and eventually making the car come to a stop. When the brake pads push against the wheel they are creating friction against each other and increasing the force of friction which is slowing down the car because the force of friction will eventually be greater than the applied force.

Force of gravity: It is the force pulling down on the car, to get the amount of force you multiply mass and gravity (9.8m/s²).
Normal force: It is the force perpendicular to the surface (road) acting on the car; it is also equal to the …show more content…

This has to do with Newton’s 1st law, objects in motion tend to stay in motion, the car was in motion and so was everything inside the car, they were moving at the same speed of the car so when the car stopped, the objects inside kept their speed and accelerated forward.

Newton’s 2nd Law - Newton’s 2nd law states that when a net force acts on an object, the object accelerates in the direction of the net force; this is what happens when you push the gas pedal, it turns the wheels of the car which are pushing against the ground and propel the car forward. His law also states the acceleration is proportional to the net force, therefore if you were to put more force on the gas pedal it would apply force to the wheels which would accelerate the car and if the mass of the car were to change, it would affect the acceleration as

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