Question

The net force on a vehicle that is accelerating at a rate of 1.2 m/s2 is 1500 newtons. What is the mass of the vehicle to the nearest kilogram?

Answer 1

Answer:

The mass of the vehicle is 1250kg

Explanation:

Given

$Net\ Force = 1500N$

$Acceleration = 1.2m/s^2$

Required

Determine the vehicle's mass

This question will be answered using Newton's second law which implies that:

$Net\ Force (F) = Mass (m) * Acceleration (a)$

In other words:

$F = ma$

Substitute values for F and a

$1500 = m * 1.2$

Make m the subject

$m = \frac{1500}{1.2}$

$m = 1250kg$

Hence, the mass of the vehicle is 1250kg