Question

A 50 kg car is pushed so that it speeds up from 20 m/s to 50 m/s in 3 seconds. What is the force acting on the car?

A
500 N
B
0.2 N
C
10 N

Answer 1

A. 500 N

Step-by-step explanation:

Acceleration is change in velocity over change in time.

a = Δv / Δt

a = (50 m/s − 20 m/s) / 3 s

a = 10 m/s²

Force is mass times acceleration.

F = ma

F = (50 kg) (10 m/s²)

F = 500 N