Question

What is the acceleration of a 4,000 kg car pushed with a force of 12,000 N?

Answer 1

Answer:

3 m/s

Explanation:

A= F/m

12,000/ 4000 = 3

Answer 2

Answer:

3 m/s^2

Explanation:

The equation you have to use is F=ma because the problem is a Newton's 2nd law problem.

Our known values are:

F ( Force ) = 12,000 N

m ( mass ) = 4,000 kg

a ( acceleration ) = ?

Now we plug in the known values into the equation and solve

F=ma

12,000=4,000a

We have to divide 4,000 by both sides to isolate the a value

12,000/4,000=4,000/4,000a

The 4,000s on the right of the equation cancel.

And 12,000 divided by 4,000 equals 3

The acceleration (a) is 3 meters per second squared (m/s^2)

Next, check to make sure 3 does work by plugging it back into the equation.

12,000=4,000*3

12,000=12,000 ✔

As you can see, the acceleration will be 3 m/s^2