Question

This empty trunk has a mass of 10 kilograms. The weights also have a mass of 10 kilograms. If the weights are placed in the trunk, what will be its mass? How will this affect the force needed to accelerate the trunk?

Answer 1

20 kg

More force required after placing weight in trunk to accelerate the trunk than before when the trunk is empty.

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that

Mass of empty trunk, m=10 kg

Mass of a weight, m'=10 kg

We have to find the total mass after placing weight in trunk and how will this affect the force needed to accelerate the trunk.

Total mass =m+m'

Total mass=10+10=20 kg

We know that

Force, F=ma

Force is directly proportional to mass.

When we placed weight in trunk then the mass of trunk increases .Therefore, now more force required to accelerate the trunk than before when the trunk is empty.