after the car leaves the platform, gravity causes it to accelerate downward at a rate of 9.8 m/s2. what is the gravitational force on the car?

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Wesley Silva

Physics

7 May, 15:46

after the car leaves the platform, gravity causes it to accelerate downward at a rate of 9.8 m/s2. what is the gravitational force on the car?

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Karissa Faulkner · Answer 1

The gravitational force on the car is the force popularly known

as the car's "weight". Its magnitude is

(9.8 m/s²) times (the car's mass, in kilograms).

The unit of this quantity is [newton].