Register

How much force must a locomotive exert on a 12840-kg boxcar to make it accelerate forward at 0.490 m/s2?

How much force must a locomotive exert on a 12840-kg boxcar to make it accelerate forward at 0.490 m/s2?
asked 70.0k views
2 votes
How much force must a locomotive exert on a 12840-kg boxcar to make it accelerate forward at 0.490 m/s2?

asked
User AtzeAckermann
by
7.7k points

1 Answer

5 votes

Data given:

m=12840kg

a=0.490m/s²

Formula:

F=ma

Solution:

F= 12840kg×0.490m/s²

F=6291.6N

answered
User Boskom
by
8.8k points
← Prev Question Next Question →

Related questions

Ask a Question
Welcome to Qamnty — a place to ask, share, and grow together. Join our community and get real answers from real people.

Categories

Other Questions

At sea level, water boils at 100 degrees celcius and methane  boiled at -161 degrees celcius. Which of these substances has a stronger force of attraction between its particles? Explain your answer
A snowball is launched horizontally from the top of a building at v = 16.9 m/s. If it lands d = 44 meters from the bottom, how high (in m) was the building?
What type of rock is the Haystack rock (igneous, Metamorphic, or Sedimentary)
Link Copied!