A car has a mass of 1.35 × 103 kg.
If the force acting on the car is 6.82 × 103
N to the east, what is the car’s acceleration?
Answer in units of m/s2
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To find the car's acceleration, we can use Newton's second law of motion, which states that the acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on it and inversely proportional to its mass. The equation is given as:
F = m * a
Where:
F = Force acting on the object
m = Mass of the object
a = Acceleration of the object
Given:
Mass of the car (m) = 1.35 × 10^3 kg
Force acting on the car (F) = 6.82 × 10^3 N
We need to rearrange the equation to solve for acceleration (a):
a = F / m
Substituting the given values, we can now calculate the acceleration:
a = (6.82 × 10^3 N) / (1.35 × 10^3 kg)
a = 5.047 m/s² (rounded to three decimal places)
Therefore, the car's acceleration is 5.047 m/s².