a force accelerates a car of mass 1240 kg at 2 km/hr. what is the force?

i need help how do you get the acceleration? i know f=ma but what's the a? or is this the wrong equation?

You have a typo here somewhere

acceleration is in units of distance/time squared

in other words, do you really mean km/hr^2 ?

or do you end up at 2 km/hr after some given time?

im not sure that was exactly what the question said.

To determine the force, we need to calculate the acceleration first. Let me guide you through the steps.

First, we need to convert the given velocity from km/hr to m/s since the SI unit of acceleration is meters per second squared (m/s²).

To convert km/hr to m/s, we can use the conversion factor: 1 km/hr = 1/3.6 m/s.

Given velocity = 2 km/hr.

Converting this to m/s:

Velocity = (2 km/hr) × (1/3.6 m/s) ≈ 0.56 m/s.

Now that we have the velocity in m/s, we can calculate the acceleration. The formula connecting force (F), mass (m), and acceleration (a) is:

F = m × a

Rearranging the equation, we get:

a = F / m

Since you are given the mass of the car (1240 kg) and the velocity (0.56 m/s), we can substitute these values into the equation to solve for the acceleration:

a = F / (1240 kg)

Now, this equation is not sufficient to calculate the acceleration because we need more information about the car's motion. Acceleration involves a change in velocity over time. Without mentioning the time or any additional information, we cannot determine the acceleration.

Please provide any additional information you may have, such as the change in velocity or the time taken, to calculate the force accurately.