Question

Marcus is playing tug-of-war with his cat using a stuffed toy. At one instant during the game, Marcus pulls on the toy with a force of 22.0 N, the cat pulls in the opposite direction with a force of 19.5 N, and the toy experiences an acceleration of 6.25 m/s 2 . What is the mass of the toy?

Answer 1

0.4Kg

Step-by-step explanation:

Marcus pulled the toy with a force of 22.0N and the cat pulled it in the opposite direction with 19.5N

=> F1= 22N

F2= -19.5N

Therefore the net force on the toy= F1+F2

Fnet =22-19.5

Fnet =2.5N

Force= Mass* Acceleration

2.5= (Mass)*6.25

=> Mass=2.5/6.25

=0.4Kg

Therefore the mass of the toy is 0.4Kg