Question

Two shopping carts are pushed with the same amount of force. The shopping carts have the same mass. Shopping cart A is pushed with three times the force as shopping cart B. How does the force applied to the shopping carts affect their acceleration?

Shopping cart A accelerates three times as fast as shopping cart B.

Both shopping carts will accelerate at the same rate since their masses are the same.

Shopping cart B accelerates twice as fast as shopping cart A.

Shopping cart B accelerates three times as fast as shopping cart A.

Answer 1

Answer: Shopping cart A accelerates three times as fast as shopping cart B.

Their force applies because shopping Cart A was pushed three times faster. So, it will go 3 times faster. Shopping cart A accelerates three times as fast as shopping cart B. is the answer.

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

As per Newton's II law we know that

`F = ma`

now for finding acceleration we can say

`a = (F)/(m)`

now we have two carts A and B both having same mass

Cart B is pushed by force F while cart A is pushed by force 3F

so acceleration of both carts is given as

Cart A

`a_A = (3F)/(m)`

Cart B

`a_B = (F)/(m)`

so correct answer will be

Shopping cart A accelerates three times as fast as shopping cart B.