you pull a sled with a package on it across a snow-covered flat lawn. If you apply a force of 65.1 N to the sled, it accelerates at 1.24m/s^2.what is the combined mass of the package and the sled? (assume there is no friction.)
F = ma
so m = F/a
To determine the combined mass of the package and the sled, we can use Newton's second law of motion, which states that the force acting on an object is equal to the mass of the object multiplied by its acceleration.
The formula is as follows:
Force = Mass × Acceleration
In this case, the force applied is 65.1 N and the acceleration is 1.24 m/s^2.
So our formula becomes:
65.1 N = Mass × 1.24 m/s^2
To find the mass, we can rearrange the formula:
Mass = Force / Acceleration
Substituting the given values:
Mass = 65.1 N / 1.24 m/s^2
Calculating this:
Mass = 52.5 kg
Therefore, the combined mass of the package and the sled is 52.5 kg.