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3. A truck traveling at 80 mph runs into a bridge abutment and crumples for 0.8 m before coming to a full stop. If we estimate the process as constant deceleration motion, what is the average force exerted on the car, with mass 3500 kg, during the collision process? Based on your calculation, and assuming that all of the calculated force affects the occupant of the truck, would you expect them to survive the crash?

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The truck will not survive the crash as the force on truck is high.