In-class question

You are a passenger in a car and not wearing your seat belt. Without increasing or decreasing its speed, the car makes a sharp left turn, and you find yourself colliding with the right-hand door. Which is the correct analysis of the situation?

BLUE: Before and after the collision, there is a rightward force pushing you into the door.

YELLOW: Starting at the time of collision, the door exerts a leftward force on you.

PINK: both of the above

PURPLE: neither of the above




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