Question

Zookeepers carry a stretcher that holds a sleeping lion. The total mass of the stretcher and lion is 175 kg. The lion's forward acceleration is 2 m/s2. What is the force necessary to produce this acceleration?

Answer 1

350 N

Step-by-step explanation:

Newton's second law:

∑F = ma

∑F = (175 kg) (2 m/s²)

∑F = 350 N