The force applied by the man is 60 N
Explanation:
We can solve this problem by applying Newton's second law, which states that:
(1)
where
is the net force acting on the child+cart
m is the mass of the child+cart system
a is their acceleration
In this problem, we have:
m = 30.0 kg is the mass
And there are two forces acting on the child+cart system:
- The forward force of pushing, F
- The force resisting the cart motion, R = 15.0 N
Therefore we can write the net force as
where R is negative since its direction is opposite to the motion
So eq.(1) can be rewritten as
And solving for F,
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