Question

A cartoon plane with four engines can accelerate at 8.9 m/s2 when one engine is running. What is the acceleration of the plane if all four engines are running and each produces the same force?

Answer 1

Answer:

The acceleration of the plane is 35.6 meters per square second.

Explanation:

By Newton's Laws of Motion, we know that force ($F$), in newtons, is directly proportional to acceleration ($a$), in meters per square second. That is:

$F \propto a$

If four engines are running simultaneously and each produce the same force, then we find that acceleration of the plane is:

$a_{T} = 4\cdot \left(8.9\,\frac{m}{s^{2}} \right)$

$a_{T} = 35.6\,\frac{m}{s^{2}}$

The acceleration of the plane is 35.6 meters per square second.