Hi could someone please show me how to solve this problem?
A car with a mass of 1500 kg is traveling at 25 m/s. The driver slams on the brakes and stops in 4.0 s. What was the force required to stop the car?
A car with a mass of 1500 kg is traveling at 25 m/s. The driver slams on the brakes and stops in 4.0 s. What was the force required to stop the car?
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Do you know SUVAT equations? u is initial velocity, v is final velocity, a is acceleration and t is time.
Use SUVAT to calculate the deceleration of the car.
v = u + at
0 = 25 + a x 4
-25 = 4a
a= -25/4 = - 6.25 (it's decelerating)
Newton's laws state that F=ma (force = mass x acceleration)
F = ma = 1500 x 6.25 = 9375 Newtons
Use SUVAT to calculate the deceleration of the car.
v = u + at
0 = 25 + a x 4
-25 = 4a
a= -25/4 = - 6.25 (it's decelerating)
Newton's laws state that F=ma (force = mass x acceleration)
F = ma = 1500 x 6.25 = 9375 Newtons
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force x time interval = mass x change in velocity..........P x dt = m x dv
make sure all items have consistent units.
make sure all items have consistent units.
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F/dt = m dv the ds are delta or change in...
x/4 = 1500*25
x = 1500 * 100
x = 150000 N
x/4 = 1500*25
x = 1500 * 100
x = 150000 N