Find the average force exerted on the car by the barrier

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A new car is crash tested by running it into a heavy barrier at 41 km/h. The car has a mass of 1439 kg and takes 0.14 s to come to a stop after it first touches the barrier.

a) What is the average force exerted on the car by the barrier?

b) What is the average acceleration of the car?

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