Question

a 16.0 kg cart is being pulled by a 95.4 N force to the right and a 36.0 N force to the left. What is the acceleration of the cart?

Answer 1

Answer:

The cart's acceleration is $\approx 3.71\,\,\frac{m}{s^2}$

Explanation:

Let's start by finding the net force acting on the cart, and then find its acceleration using Newton's 2nd Law.

Net force = 95.4 N -36.0 N = 59.4 N

Now, since we know the cart's mass, we can use Newton's 2nd Law to find the cart's acceleration:

$F=m\,*\,a\\a=\frac{F}{m} \\a=\frac{59.4}{16} \,\,\frac{m}{s^2} \\a\approx 3.71\,\,\frac{m}{s^2}$