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6 November, 04:22

Solving for the force: mass 275kg and acceleration of - 4.50m/s what happens to the negative sign?

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  1. 6 November, 04:28
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    Net force = mass * acceleration

    mass = 275 kg, acceleration = - 4.5 m/s²

    Net force = 275*-4.5 = - 1,237.5 Newtons
  2. 6 November, 04:35
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    Force = (mass) x (acceleration)

    = (275kg) x (-4.5 m/s²) = - 1,237.5 newtons.

    In order for this mass to experience acceleration of - 4.5 m/s²,

    it must be pushed by - 1,237.5 newtons of force, otherwise

    it will not have that acceleration.

    The plus and minus signs are completely your choice. The

    positive direction is the direction you decided to call positive

    when you started working with the problem. Chances are,

    you probably called the positive direction the one in which

    the object is already moving. That makes the acceleration

    positive if the object is speeding up, negative if it's slowing

    down.

    If the acceleration is positive (speeding up), that means the

    object is being pushed by a force in the same direction it's

    already moving. If the acceleration is negative (slowing down),

    that means the object is being pushed by a force opposite to

    the direction it's already moving ... the negative direction.
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