Question

A sled is pushed to right with a force of 200 N. The force of friction opposing that motion is 50 N. a) What is the Net Force on the sled? b) assuming the mass of the sled is 30 kg, use Newton's 2nd Law equation to determine the acceleration. Include units in BOTH of your answers! *

Answer 1

Fr = 150 [N]

a = 5 [m/s²]

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to find the resulting force, we must assume that the thrust force is positive to the right, while the friction force is negative to the left.

`F_(r)=200-50\\F_(r)=150[N]`

Now Newton's Second Law tells us that the sum of the forces or the resulting force is equal to the product of mass by acceleration.

F = m*a

`150 = 30*a\\a=150/30\\a = 5 [m/s^(2) ]`