Physics

Problem

0.005\,\text{kg}

mosquito flying at

2\,\text{m/s}

collides head-on with a

10\,000\,\text{kg}

bus moving at

15\,\text{m/s}

in the opposite direction. During the very brief collision, how do the magnitudes of the forces compare? Let

F_{bm}

be the force exerted by the bus on the mosquito and

F_{mb}

the force exerted by the mosquito on the bus. a)

F_{bm} = -F_{mb}

F_{bm} = F_{mb}

F_{bm} > F_{mb}

\dfrac{F_{bm}}{F_{mb}} = \dfrac{m_b}{m_m}