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| VELOCITY |
In the graph, above, the shaded region illustrates a slope that is constant. This is before the collision. We know when the crash occurs because the slope changes directions and becomes a positive slope. To get the velocity of the passenger you would have to take the derivative of position, the top line. The velocity of the passenger could also be verified by median of the bottom line. When taking the derivative the velocity equals x'(t) = v(t) = -1.024m/s.
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| ACCELERATION AND POSITION |
In the graph, above, the shaded area represents the passenger during the crash. If the top line is the position of the passenger than the bottom line is the velocity. To find acceleration of velocity you would take the derivative of the bottom line. When doing so you will get v'(t) = a(t)= 0.8653m/s/s. When you take the curve fit of three points you end up with position. The curve fit is the quadratic formual y= ax^2+ bx + c.
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| WOULD YOU OWN A MINI? |
No, I would not own mini because I preferably would want a larger car. The safety would, hopefully, not be an issue because it is supposed to have a five star crash test rating during a head-on collision.
