A car engine provides 2500 N of force for a car that has a mass of 1000 kg. If an engineer develops a new chassis for a car that is half as massive, what is the acceleration of the car with the new chassis?
A: 2.5 m/s^2
B: 5 m/s^2
C: 8 m/s^2
D: 1.3 m/s^2
To solve this problem, we can use Newton's second law of motion, which states that force is equal to mass times acceleration (F = ma).
Given that the engine provides a force of 2500 N and the car has a mass of 1000 kg, we can use this information to calculate the acceleration:
2500 N = 1000 kg * a
Dividing both sides of the equation by 1000 kg, we get:
2.5 m/s^2 = a
Therefore, the acceleration of the car with the new chassis, which is half as massive, would be 2.5 m/s^2.
The correct answer is A: 2.5 m/s^2.