Question

A 1,700 kg car is accelerated at 2.8 m/s? What force was needed to produce this acceleration?

Answer 1

`4,760\:\mathrm{N}`

Step-by-step explanation:

From Newton's 2nd Law, we have
`\Sigma F=ma`. Substituting given values, we get:

`F=1700\cdot 2.8,F=\boxed{4,760\:\mathrm{N}}`