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The brakes on a bus fail as it approaches a turn. The bus is traveling at the speed limi...

The brakes on a bus fail as it approaches a turn. The bus is traveling at the speed limit before it moves about 23 m across grass before hitting a wall. A bicycle on the bike rack on the front of the bus is crushed, but there is little damage to the bus. (a) Draw force diagrams for the bus and the wall during the collision. (b) Estimate the average force that the bicycle and bus exert on the wall while stopping. Indicate any assumptions made in your estimate.

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