Question

Order the name of the ships to show the size of force the tugboat applies to each ship

Answer 1

Given data:

The mass of the Adelaide is

`m_1=2561\text{ kg}`

The mass of the Bright star is

`m_2=3488\text{ kg}`

The mass of the Gardenia is

`m_3=4003\text{ kg}`

The mass of the Margate is

`m_4=3179\text{ kg}`

The mass of the Premier is

`m_5=3797\text{ kg}`

The force can be expressed as,

`F=ma`

All ships have the same acceleration. The force is directly proportion to mass.

So, the greater the mass of the ships, the higher will be the force required by the tugboat to apply it on the ships.

The order of the mass of the ships can be given as:

`m_3>m_5>m_2>m_4>m_1`

The order of the sizes of the forces required by the tugboat can be given as,

`F_3>F_5>F_2>F_4>F_1`

The order of the ships from larger to smaller forces required by the tugboat can be given as:

Gardenia

Premier

Bright Start

Margate

Adelaide

Thus, the order name of the ships to show the size of force the tugboat applies to each ship i