Question

3. A car has a mass of 2.50 x 10^3 kg. If the force acting on the car is 7.65 x 10^3 N to the

east, what is the car's acceleration?

Answer 1

3.06m/s² to the east

Step-by-step explanation:

Given parameters:

Mass of car = 2.5 x 10³kg

Force acting on the car = 7.65 x 10³N

Unknown:

Acceleration of the car = ?

Solution:

From Newton's second law of motion:

Force = mass x acceleration

Acceleration =
`(Force )/(mass)` =
`(7.65 x 10^(3) )/(2.5 x 10^(3) )` = 3.06m/s² to the east