Consider a keen little boy who is having a wagon race with a friend. He starts from rest and

then begins to accelerate to the left.

a) If the boy pulls with more force, will his wagon accelerate more or less than before?

b) If he pulls with the same force, but adds more books to his pile, will his wagon accelera

more or less than before?

Question

Yusuf

Physics

27 June, 10:54

Consider a keen little boy who is having a wagon race with a friend. He starts from rest and

then begins to accelerate to the left.

a) If the boy pulls with more force, will his wagon accelerate more or less than before?

b) If he pulls with the same force, but adds more books to his pile, will his wagon accelera

more or less than before?

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Ryleigh Wilkins · Answer 1

A) His wagon will accelerate more.

B) His wagon will accelerate less. Both parts are answered by F=ma. Mass is inversely proportional to acceleration, and force is directly proportional to acceleration.