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Glenn Elert
This inquiry-based activity challenges students to apply their understanding of momentum and collision to determine who is at fault in an automobile accident.
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![]() <a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=4941">Elert, Glenn. Accident Reconstruction: Truck vs. Compact Car. July 18, 2006.</a>
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![]() Elert, G. (2006, July 18). Accident Reconstruction: Truck vs. Compact Car. Retrieved May 2, 2025, from https://physics.info/momentum-2d/problems.shtml
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