while riding a bicycle, a small animal stops ...
while riding a bicycle, a small animal stops in your path. what is the best way to decrease the force you experience while slowing to a stop? there is no way to decrease the force that you will experience. apply a large force to the brakes over a short period of time. apply a small force to the brakes over a longer period of time.
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# Brief Explanations:
According to the impulse - momentum theorem $J = F\Delta t=\Delta p$. To decrease the force $F$ while changing the momentum $\Delta p$ (slowing to a stop), we need to increase the time interval $\Delta t$. Applying a small force over a longer time will achieve this.
# Answer:
Apply a small force to the brakes over a longer period of time.