Question

An unknown mass is on a flat frictionless surface and a 2 kg object is attached to it with a string going over pulleyt mounted to the end of the table. Acceleration of the 2 kg object is 1.8 m/s^2. What is the mass of the object?

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

F=ma

F in this case is the gravity acting on the 2kg object. Acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s^2. SF=ma, so

F = 2kg*(9.8 m/s^2) = 19.6 N

Now use this force to determine the mass of the object on the table:

F=ma

19.6 N (1N=kg*m/s^2) = m*(1.8 m/s^2)

m = 10.89 kg