Question

Your friends sit in a sled in the snow. If you apply a force pf 75 N to them, they have an acceleration of 0.9 m/s ^ 2. What is their mass?

Answer 1

Answer:

Mass of the sled in the snow 83.33 kg.

Explanation:

Given that,  

Force applied to move the sled in the snow (F) = 75N

$\text { Acceleration }(a)=0.9 \mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s}^{2}$

We know that

Newton's second law of motion is  

$\text { Force }=\text { mass } \times \text { acceleration }$

F = ma (Or "force" is equal to "mass" times "acceleration".)

So if we move this around we can isolate mass and get mass

$\text { Mass }=\frac{\text { force }}{\text { accelearation }}$

$\mathrm{M}=\frac{75}{0.9}$

M = 83.33 kg

Mass of the sled in the snow 83.33 kg.