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If Juan upgrades from a sports car to a large truck, what will happen to the

force needed to keep the truck going at the same speed? Use this
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Answer:

The force will have to increase

Step-by-step explanation:

Since Juan has upgraded from a sports car to a large truck, based on Newton's second law of motion, the force needed to keep the truck going at the same speed will have to increase.

According to Newton's second law "the force on an object is equal to the product of its mass and acceleration".

Force = mass x acceleration

A truck has a larger mass compared to a sports car.

By virtue of this, to make sure both automobiles attain the same speed, the force powering them to accelerate must be the same.

Therefore, the force from the engine must increase.

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