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A 3.00 kg cart on a frictionless track is pulled by a string so that it accelerates at 2.00 m/s/s. what is the tension in the string' PLEASE SHOW YOUR WORK

A 3.00 kg cart on a frictionless track is pulled by a string so that it accelerates at 2.00 m/s/s. what is the tension in the string' PLEASE SHOW YOUR WORK
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A 3.00 kg cart on a frictionless track is pulled by a string so that it accelerates at 2.00 m/s/s. what is the tension in the string'

PLEASE SHOW YOUR WORK

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The mass is m = 3kg

The acceleration is a = 2m/s/s

Force is equal to mass times acceleration

F = m*a = 3kg*2m/s/s = 6 N

This force is equal to the tension in the string

T = 6 N
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