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    Undergrad Are Seatbelts Strong Enough to Protect Us During a Car Crash?

    0 = 192.9 + 2*A*0.3 so do i... 0 =192.9 + 2*A*0.3 -2*A*0.3 - 2*A*0.3 = 192.9 -2*A*0.3/0.3 = 192.9/0.3 -2*A = 643 -2*A/-2*A = 643/-2*A 0 = 643 / -2*A/A 0/A = 643 /-2 A = 643/-2 A = 643 / -2 A = 321.5 ms^2 (- Negative due to deceleration... )
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    Undergrad Are Seatbelts Strong Enough to Protect Us During a Car Crash?

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ive been trying to get my head around an equation for seatbelts. Hyperphysics has an auto calculator and I've been trying to do it algebraically and still cannot get the same answer. Here is what i have...