Question

The whale shark the largest of fish and can have the mass of three adult elephants. Suppose that a crane is whale shark into a tank for delivery to an aquariumThe crane must exert an unbalanced force of 2.5 * 10 ^ 4 to lift the shark from rest. If the shark's acceleration equals 1.25 m/s ^ 2 , what is the shark's mass?

Answer 1

Mass, m = 20000 kg

Step-by-step explanation:

The force acting on the shark,
`F=2.5* 10^4\ N`

Acceleration of the shark, a = 1.25 m/s²

We need to find the mass of the Shark. The force acting on an object is given by :

F = ma

m is the shark's mass

So,

`m=(F)/(a)\\\\m=(2.5* 10^4)/(1.25)\\\\m=20000\ kg`

So, the mass of the Shark is 20000 kg.