Answer:
In order of decreasing acceleration experienced by each ship, the names of the ships are as follows:
Viceroy
Standard
Skipjack
Thunderer
Eden
Explanation:
A force is a push or pull upon an object resulting from the object's interaction with another object.
According to Newton's second law of motion, the acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the resultant (or net) force and inversely proportional to the mass of the object and the acceleration occurs in the same direction as the force.
Mathematically, a = F/m
From the given question, the tugboat tows the ships with the same force no matter the size of the ship, therefore, force is constant. The acceleration each ship will have as it starts to move assuming force = 1 N, is given below:
Eden; mass = 3,239;
acceleration = 1/3239 = 3.09 * 10⁻⁴ m/s²
Skipjack 2,273
acceleration = 1/2273 = 4.40 * 10⁻⁴ m/s²
Standard 2,020
acceleration = 1/2020 = 4.95 * 10⁻⁴ m/s²
Thunderer 2,526
acceleration = 1/526 = 3.96 * 10⁻⁴ m/s²
Viceroy 1,859
acceleration = 1/1859 = 5.38 * 10⁻⁴ m/s²
Thus, in order of decreasing acceleration experienced by each ship, the names of the ships are as follows:
Viceroy
Standard
Skipjack
Thunderer
Eden
