document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=446196>Question 446196</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The collision impact of an automobile varies jointly as its mass and the square of it's speed.  Suppose a 2000-lb car traveling at 55mph has a collision impact of 12.3.  What is the collision impact of the same car at 65mph? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "i = k*m*s^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"k\" using \"a 2000-lb car traveling at 55mph has a collision impact of 12.3\". <BR>\n" );
document.write( "12.3 = k*2000*55^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k = 12.3/(2000*55^2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k = 0.000002033<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i = 0.000002033*m*s^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the collision impact of the same car at 65mph?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i = 0.000002033*2000*65^2 = 17.18<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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