Question

You are a passenger in a car and not wearing your seat belt. Without increasing or de- creasing its speed, the car makes a sharp left turn, and you find yourself colliding with the right-hand door.

Which is the correct analysis ofthe situa- tion?

1. Neither of these

2. Both of these

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

4. Before and after the collision, there is rightward force pushing you into the door.

Answer 1

If you are a passenger in a car and not wearing your seat belt. Then without increasing or decreasing its speed, the car makes a sharp left turn, and you find yourself colliding with the right hand door. So, as you know that from the third law of motion, if you are putting some force on any system then that system also will put the exact amount of force on you to come in equilibrium. So, in starting at the time of collision, the door will also exerts a leftward force on you. Then the correct option will be

(3) Starting at the time of collision, the door exerts a leftward force on you.