Question

You are riding a bicycle. You apply a forward force of 150 N, and you and the bicycle have a combined mass of 90 kg. What is the acceleration of the bicycle?

Answer 1

Answer

1.667 m/s²

Using the Newton's second law of motion;

force is directly proportional to the rate of change of momentum and it takes place in the direction of force.

i.e F = change in momentum

F = (mv - mu)/t

   =m(v-u)/t

   = ma

∴ F =ma

  a = F/m

      = 150/90

      = 1.667 m/s²