Please Help! I am having trouble with this one physics problem.
So here's the problem:
You are pulling your little sister on her sled across an icy (frictionless) surface. When you exert a constant horizontal force of 108 N, the sled has an acceleration of 1.7 m/s2 If the sled has a mass of 7.6 kg, what is the mass of your little sister? (answer is in kg)
So here's the problem:
You are pulling your little sister on her sled across an icy (frictionless) surface. When you exert a constant horizontal force of 108 N, the sled has an acceleration of 1.7 m/s2 If the sled has a mass of 7.6 kg, what is the mass of your little sister? (answer is in kg)
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Well, we know
F = m * a
and m = [ m(sled) + m(sis) ]
Substitute m into the equation, solve it so you have m(sis)= whatever
Then put in the numerical values
F = m * a
and m = [ m(sled) + m(sis) ]
Substitute m into the equation, solve it so you have m(sis)= whatever
Then put in the numerical values
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