The net force is 6 N East
Explanation:
First of all, we start by noticing that all the forces act along the direction East-West, so we can simply find the net force by using algebraic addition.
In order to find the net force on the wheelchair, we need to define a positive direction and write down all the force with the proper sign.
Let's choose East as positive direction. Therefore, we have the following forces:
(east), the force applied by Ms. PB
(east), the force applied by Mr. Rigney
(west), the frictional force, acting in the opposite direction
(west), the air resistance, acting in the opposite direction
Taking into account the correct signs, we can now find the net force on the wheelchair:
And the positive sign tells us that the direction of the net force is East.
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A small 20-kg canoe is floating downriver at a speed of 2 m/s. 40 J is the canoe’s kinetic energy.
Answer: Option A
<u>Explanation:</u>
The given canoe has the mass and is being given to move at a speed. Therefore the kinetic energy of the canoe can be calculated using the following method,
Given that mass of the canoe = 20 kg and its speed =1 m/s
As we know that the Kinetic energy has the formula,
Therefore, substituting the value into the equation, we get,
= 40 J