Question

a 16.0 kg cart is being pulled by a 95.4 N force to the right and a 36.0 N force to the left. What is the acceleration of the cart?

Answer 1

3.71 m/s²

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The cart's acceleration is
`\approx 3.71\,\,(m)/(s^2)`

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's start by finding the net force acting on the cart, and then find its acceleration using Newton's 2nd Law.

Net force = 95.4 N -36.0 N = 59.4 N

Now, since we know the cart's mass, we can use Newton's 2nd Law to find the cart's acceleration:

`F=m\,*\,a\\a=(F)/(m) \\a=(59.4)/(16) \,\,(m)/(s^2) \\a\approx 3.71\,\,(m)/(s^2)`