A car has a mass of 1,200 kg. What is its acceleration when the engine exerts a force of 600 N? (Formula: F=ma)

Question

0.5 m/s2
2 m/s2
600 m/s2
1,800 m/s2

Answer 1

To find the acceleration (\(a\)) of the car, you can use Newton's second law of motion, which states:

\[ F = ma \]

Where:

• \(F\) is the force exerted (600 N in this case),
• \(m\) is the mass of the object (1,200 kg),
• \(a\) is the acceleration we want to find.

First, we can rearrange the formula to solve for acceleration:

\[ a = \frac{F}{m} \]

Now, plug in the values:

\[ a = \frac{600 , \text{N}}{1200 , \text{kg}} \]

Calculating the acceleration:

\[ a = 0.5 , \text{m/s}^2 \]

So, the answer is 0.5 m/s².