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An automobile vehicle has a mass of 1500 kg. What must be the force between the vehicle and road if the vehicle is to be stopped with a negative acceleration of 1.7 m s−2?

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Solution

Mass of the automobile vehicle, m = 1500 kg

Final velocity, v = 0 (finally the automobile stops)

Acceleration of the automobile, a = −1.7 ms−2

From Newton’s second law of motion:

Force = Mass × Acceleration = 1500 × (−1.7) = −2550 N

Hence, the force between the automobile and the road is −2550 N, in the direction opposite to the motion of the automobile.


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