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A car acclerates forward at 3.5m/s2 .if the car has a mass of 873 kg, whats the force applied to the car

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Net force on the car = mass x acceleration = 873x3.5 = 3055.5N. 
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Newton's second law.
F=ma=873*3.5=3055.5 N
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