A 10 kg mass rests on a table. What acceleration will be generated when a force of 5 N is applied? a 0.5 m/s2 b 3.5 m/s2 c 5 m/s
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The gravitational force on the woman is A) 500 N
Explanation:
There are two forces acting on the woman during her fall:
- The force of gravity,
, acting downward
- The air resistance,
, acting upward
According to Newton's second law, the net force acting on the woman is equal to the product between the woman's mass and her acceleration:
where m is the mass of the woman and a her acceleration.
The net force can be written as
Also, we know that the woman falls at a constant velocity (5 m/s), this means that her acceleration is zero:
Combining the equations together, we get:
which means that the magnitude of the gravitational force is equal to the magnitude of the air resistance:
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