You have a car (2000kg) that is accelerating uphill at 5.5 m/s what was the force (N) applied to the car? Remember (F=ma - mg
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Answer:
<em>The force applied to the car was 30,600 N</em>
Explanation:
According to the second Newton's law, the net force applied to an object of mass m is:
Where a is the acceleration at which the object moves. The net force can be also calculated as the sum of all forces acting on the body.
We have a car of m=2000 Kg, being accelerated at 5.5 m/s^2 by a force F (unknown) directed upwards.
Considering the force is upwards and the weight of the car (W) is directed downwards, the net force is:
Being W=m.g
Equating [1] and [2]:
Adding W:
Substituting:
F=30,600 N
The force applied to the car was 30,600 N
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