Which would produce more force driving into a very massive c

Which would produce more force: driving into a very massive concrete wall with no \"give,\" or having a head-on collision at the same speed with an identical car moving toward you with the same speed?

Solution

In headon collision

with identical car , velocity will be exchanged that is we will return with same speed so change in momentum =2mv

but

due to collision with concrete wall with NO GIVE .

velocity after collision becomes zero so change in momentum =mv

where v is initial speed , and m is mass of person .

thus

we can say that change in Momentum is more for car thus impulsive force will be more by car than concrete wall.


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