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How much acceleration would the car have if a 36,000N force was applied to the car?

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The acceleration that a car of mass 4500 Kg have, given that a force of 36000 N was applied to it is 8 m/s²

How to calculate the acceleration the car will have?

Force on a moving object has a relationship with object by the following formula:

Force = Mass of object × acceleration of object

We can use the above relation to calculate the acceleration the car will have. This is shown below:

  • Mass of car = 4500 Kg
  • Force applied to car = 36000 N
  • Acceleration of car =?

Force applied to car = Mass of car × acceleration of car

36000 = 4500 × acceleration of car

Divide both sides by 4500

Acceleration of car = 36000 / 4500

= 8 m/s²

Thus, the car will have an acceleration of 8 m/s² when a force of 36000 N is applied to it

Complete question:

How much acceleration would the car of mass 4500 Kg have if a 36000 N force was applied to the car?

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