The car accelerates with magnitude a such that
31.3 m/s = 25.6 m/s + a (5.4 s)
→ a = (31.3 m/s - 25.6 m/s) / (5.4 s) ≈ 1.056 m/s²
Then the applied force has a magnitude F of
F = (1430 kg) a ≈ 1500 N
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