Question

a. 2.00kg object is subject to three force that gives acceleration a =8m/s^2 i +6m/s j if two of three forces are f1 =(30.0N)+(16N )and f2 =-(12.0N)+(8.0N) find the third force

Answer 1

By Newton's second law, the net force on the object is

∑ F = m a

∑ F = (2.00 kg) (8 i + 6 j ) m/s^2 = (16.0 i + 12.0 j ) N

Let f be the unknown force. Then

∑ F = (30.0 i + 16 j ) N + (-12.0 i + 8.0 j ) N + f

=> f = (-2.0 i - 12.0 j ) N