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Find the resultant force that acts on a van of mass 2400 kg, if it accelerates at 3.5m/s^2

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Given data:

* The mass of the van is 2400 kg.

* The acceleration of the van is,


a=3.5ms^(-2)

Solution:

According to the Newton's second law,


F=ma

where F is the resultant force, m is the mass of van and a is the accleration,

Substituting the known values,


\begin{gathered} F=2400*3.5 \\ F=8400\text{ N} \end{gathered}

Thus, the resultant force acting on the van is 8400 N.

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