Question

A boy pulls a 6.5 kg sled along the snow with a force of 7.5 N angled at 30 degrees above the horizontal. The sled is accelerating at 0.15 m/s��. What is the net force acting on the sled?

1) 7.5 N
2) 6.5 N
3) 5.0 N
4) Cannot be determined

Answer 1

The net force acting on the sled is 0.975 N.

Step-by-step explanation:

The net force acting on the sled can be calculated by using Newton's second law of motion, which states that force equals mass times acceleration (F = ma). Since the sled is accelerating at 0.15 m/s² and has a mass of 6.5 kg, we can multiply these values together to find the net force.

Net force = mass x acceleration
Net force = 6.5 kg x 0.15 m/s² = 0.975 N.

Therefore, the net force acting on the sled is 0.975 N.