If a helicopter's mass is 4,500kg and the net force on it is 18,000 N upward, what is its acceleration?

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2 answers:

melamori03 [73]2 years ago

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Answer:

Acceleration, $a=4\ m/s^2$

Explanation:

It is given that,

Mass of the helicopter, m = 4500 kg

Net force acting on the helicopter, F = 18000 N

Let a is the acceleration of the helicopter. The force acting on an object is equal to the product of mass and acceleration. It is calculated as :

$F=ma$

$a=\dfrac{F}{m}$

$a=\dfrac{18000\ N}{4500\ kg}$

$a=4\ m/s^2$

So, the acceleration of the helicopter is $4\ m/s^2$ . Hence, this is the required solution.

Vinvika [58]2 years ago

4 0

The acceleration is0.25m/s^2

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