Question

After Thanksgiving, Kevin and Gamal use the turkey’s wishbone to make a wish. If Kevin pulls on it with a force 0.17 N larger than the force Gamal pulls with in the opposite direction and the wishbone has a mass of 13 g, what is the wishbone’s initial acceleration?

Answer 1

The initial acceleration of the wishbone is 13.1 m/s².

Acceleration:

This can be defined as the rate of change of velocity. The S.I unit of acceleration is m/s²

To calculate the acceleration of the wishbone, we use the formula below.

⇒ Formula:

• F' = ma........................... equation 1

⇒ Where:

• F' = Net force between Kevin and Gamal
• m = mass of the wishbone
• a = acceleration of the wishbone

⇒ make a the subject of the equation

• a = F'/m....................... Equation 2

From the question,

⇒ Given:

• F' = 0.17 N
• m = 13 g = 0.013 kg

⇒ Substitute these values into equation 2.

• a = 0.17/0.013
• a = 13.1 m/s²

Hence, The initial acceleration of the wishbone is 13.1 m/s².

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