How Does an Air Bag Cause Deceleration During a Crash?

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Homework Statement



During a test crash, an air bag inflates to stop a dummy's forward motion. The dummy's mass is 75 kg. If the net force on the dummy is 825 N toward the rear of the car, what is the dummy's deceleration?


Homework Equations



w=mg

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that has nothing to do with gravity. F = ma and your given two of them