Register
Gloria pushes a full shopping cart with a force of 16 N. The cart has a mass of 19 kg. As Gloria pushed on the cart, she increased its velocity by 8.0 m/s. For how long did Gloria apply the force to the
56.5k views
1 vote
Gloria pushes a full shopping cart with a force of 16 N. The cart has a mass of 19 kg. As Gloria pushed on the cart, she increased its velocity by 8.0 m/s. For how long did Gloria apply the force to the shopping cart?

User Mike Twc
by
8.4k points

1 Answer

1 vote

Force on the cart = (cart's mass) x (cart's acceleration)

16 N = (19 kg) x (acceleration)

Acceleration of the cart = 16 N / 19 kg = 0.842 m/s²

How many seconds did it have to accelerate at the rate of 0.842 m/s²
in order to increase its speed by 8 m/s ?

(8 m/s) / (0.842 m/s²) = 9.5 seconds
User Alex Eagle
by
8.0k points
Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.1m answers

Other Questions

At sea level, water boils at 100 degrees celcius and methane  boiled at -161 degrees celcius. Which of these substances has a stronger force of attraction between its particles? Explain your answer
How many light sources do you know Pls list them
What is the minimum resistance which can be made using five resistors each of 1/5
A 75-kg refrigerator is located on the 70th floor of a skyscraper (300meters a over the ground) What is the potential energy of the refrigerator? #PLEASE HELP
What are two things that the amount of gravitational force between two object depends on
Link Copied!