Question

17 in a collision between a truck and a motorcycle which vehicle experiences the greater acceleration? a motorcycle b both experience the same acceleration c truck

Explanation:

According to Newton's third law, the force \(F\) exerted on the truck and the motorcycle is the same in magnitude (\(F_{truck} = F_{motorcycle}\)). From Newton's second law \(F = ma\), we can get \(a=\frac{F}{m}\). Since the mass \(m\) of the motorcycle is much smaller than that of the truck (\(m_{motorcycle}a_{truck}=\frac{F}{m_{truck}}\)).

Answer:

A. motorcycle