Answer:
Approximately
.
Explanation:
Assuming that there is no other force on this vehicle, the
force from the road would be the only force on this vehicle. The net force would then be equal to this
force. The size of the net force would be
.
Let
denote the mass of this vehicle and let
denote the net force on this vehicle.
By Newton's Second Law of motion, the acceleration of this vehicle would be proportional to the net force on this vehicle. In other words, the acceleration of this vehicle,
, would be:
.
For this vehicle,
whereas
. The acceleration of this vehicle would be:
.
You multiply force times friction
' +4 m/s² ' means that the pigeon's speed is 4 m/s greater every second.
Starting from zero speed, after 10 seconds, its speed is
(10 x 4m/s) = 40 m/s.
We can't say anything about its velocity, because we have
no information regarding the direction of its flight.