A tough kid on a tricycle has combined mass 32 kg. She starts from rest and travels 3.5 m in 2.5 s. What is the net force used t
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Answer:
The time taken will be 0.553 seconds.
Explanation:
We should start off by finding the force exerted by the rope on the 3kg weight in this case.
Weight of 5kg mass = 5 * 9.81 = 49.05 N
Weight of 3kg mass = 3 * 9.81 = 29.43 N
The force acting upward on the 3kg mass will equal the weight of the 5kg mass. Thus the resultant force acting on the 3kg mass is:
Total force = 49.05 - 29.43 = 19.62 N (upwards)
We can now find the acceleration:
F = m * a
19.62 = 3 * a
a = 6.54 m/s^2
We now use the following equation of motion to get the time taken to travel 1 meter:
t = 0.553 seconds