A fisherman yanks a fish out of the water with an acceleration of 4.5m/s2 using very light fishing line that has a ''test'' value of 100N. The fisherman unfortunately loses the fish as the line snaps. What can you say about the mass of the fish? (please help)
the line that has a test value of 100 newton can't take the mass of the fish that causes line snaps
the acceleration causes the apparent weight of the fish to be greater than the line can handle.
To determine what we can say about the mass of the fish, we need to analyze the tension in the fishing line and the acceleration experienced by the fisherman.
The tension in the fishing line can be calculated using Newton's second law of motion, which states that Force (F) is equal to the mass (m) multiplied by the acceleration (a): F = m * a.
In this case, the force is the "test" value of the fishing line, which is 100 N, and the acceleration is 4.5 m/s^2. Therefore, we have the equation:
100 N = m * 4.5 m/s^2.
To find the mass of the fish (m), we can rearrange the equation:
m = 100 N / 4.5 m/s^2.
m = 22.22 kg.
Therefore, we can conclude that the mass of the fish is approximately 22.22 kg.