Mike's car, which weighs 1,000 kg, is out of gas. Mike is trying to push the car to a gas station, and he makes the car go 0.05 m/s2. Using Newton's Second Law, you can compute how much force Mike is applying to the car.

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Leonard Mckenzie

Physics

27 July, 02:52

Mike's car, which weighs 1,000 kg, is out of gas. Mike is trying to push the car to a gas station, and he makes the car go 0.05 m/s2. Using Newton's Second Law, you can compute how much force Mike is applying to the car.

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Josh Guerra · Answer 1

The answer to your question is: F = 50 N

Explanation:

Data

mass = 1000 kg

acceleration = 0.05m/s2

F = ?

Formula

F = m x a

Substitution

F = 1000 kg x 0.05 m/s2 = 50 kgm/s2 = 50 N

Mike is applying a force of 50 N to the car.