It’s a total of 16 cm because it starts at 0 moves then moves to left then the right then the left
Answer:
acceleration...............
Answer:
K = 960 J
Explanation:
Given that,
Mass of a child = 20 kg
Mass of a sled = 10 kg
Speed of child on sled = 8 m/s
We need to find the kinetic energy of the sled with the child.
The total mass of child and the sled = 20 kg + 10 kg
= 30 kg
The formula for the kinetic energy of an object is given by :

Hence, the kinetic energy of the sled with the child is 960 J.
You want to draw a free body diagram of the forces on the sled in the horizontal x-direction.
If you visualize the system in an x-y coordinate plane, the force along the x-direction is the angle it makes with the x-axis multiples by the force.
The angle made with the x-axis is cosine of the angle theta.
Please see picture attached.