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document.write( "Indent = 6.4 cm = 0.064 meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Assuming uniform acceleration, the average speed during the impact = 16/2 = 8 km/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = r*t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = d/r = 0.064/8 = 0.008 hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 16/0.008 = 2000 km/hr/hr<BR>\n" );
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