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A car has a mass of 1000 kg. It is driving to the right.

Draw a free body diagram showing the forces acting on it.
Find it’s weight on Earth.

How do I even draw a body diagram? Please help.

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

What is a free body diagram?

Answer: a force diagram is a graphical illustration used to visualize the applied forces and resulting reactions on a body in a given condition

Drawing a free-body diagram for this problem

Answer: Look at the attached picture, ask me any questions if you are still confused. It is a little messy since I didn't have my pen.

Find its weight on Earth

Answer: The weight is dependent on the mass of the object and the gravitational constant on the planet. The gravitational constant, in this case, is 9.8.

so the weight = mass * gravitational constant = m * g = 1000 * 9.8

= 9800 N

Hope that helps!

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