Question

3 women push a stalled car. Each woman pushes with a 425 N force. What is the mass of the car if the car accelerates at 0.85 m/s2?

Answer 1

Answer:

1500kg

Explanation:

Assuming that the women push the car in the same direction, then the total force is:

Fnet = 425 N ⋅  3

= 1275 N

To find the mass, we use Newton's second law of motion, which states that,

F = ma

where:

   ·F is the force applied in newtons

   ·m is the mass of the object in kilograms

   ·a is the acceleration of the object in meters per second squared.

So we get:

        F

m=  ⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻

        a

     1275N

= ⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻

  0.85 m/s²

=  1500 kg