On vacation, your 1500 kg car pulls a 540 kg trailer away from a stop light with an acceleration of 1.60 m/s2.
(a) What is the net force exerted by the car on the trailer?
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F=masstrailer*acceleration trailer.
wow. that easy... haha thanx.
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To find the net force exerted by the car on the trailer, we can use Newton's second law of motion, which states that the net force (F_net) acting on an object is equal to the product of its mass (m) and acceleration (a).
The mass of the car is given as 1500 kg, and the mass of the trailer is given as 540 kg. Therefore, the total mass of the system (the car and the trailer) is:
Total mass (m_total) = Mass of the car + Mass of the trailer
m_total = 1500 kg + 540 kg
m_total = 2040 kg
The acceleration of the car pulling the trailer is given as 1.60 m/s2.
Now, we can calculate the net force:
F_net = m_total * a
F_net = 2040 kg * 1.60 m/s2
F_net = 3264 N
Therefore, the net force exerted by the car on the trailer is 3264 Newtons.