Calculating the Force of Billy Bob Joe's Truck
Calculating the Force of Billy Bob Joe's Truck
Billy Bob Joe's truck has a mass of 3,800 g and an acceleration of 4.5 m/s^2. What is the force of the truck? (You will have to convert your grams first).
Question:
Billy Bob Joe's truck has a mass of 3,800 g and an acceleration of 4.5 m/s^2. What is the force of the truck?
Answer:
17.1 N
Explanation:
The force acting on an object given its mass and acceleration can be found by using the formula:
force = mass × acceleration
Converting 3800 g to kilograms, we get:
3800 g = 3.8 kg
Substitute the values into the formula:
force = 3.8 kg × 4.5 m/s^2
Calculating the above expression, we get:
17.1 N
This means the force acting on Billy Bob Joe's truck is 17.1 Newtons.