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The net external force on a golf cart is 390 N north. If the cart has a total mass of 270 kg.what are the magnitude and direction of its acceleration?

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The acceleration of the cart can be expressed as,


a=(F)/(m)

Plug in the known values,


\begin{gathered} a=\frac{390\text{ N}}{270\text{ kg}}(\frac{1kgm/s^2}{1\text{ N}}) \\ \approx1.44m/s^2 \end{gathered}

Thus, the magnitude of acceleration is 1.44 m/s^2. Since the force is applied in the north direction, therefore the direction of acceleration is in the north direction.

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