A roller coaster begins at the top of a hill. If it accelerates at the rate of 2 m/s and has a mass of 2000 kg. What net force is acting on it

Answer 1

To calculate the net force acting on the roller coaster, we can use Newton's second law of motion:
\[F = ma\]
where F is the net force, m is the mass, and a is the acceleration.

Given:
Mass (m) = 2000 kg
Acceleration (a) = 2 m/s²

Substituting the given values into Newton's second law of motion, we get:
\[F = (2000 \, \text{kg})(2 \, \text{m/s²})\]
\[F = 4000 \, \text{kg·m/s²}\]

Therefore, the net force acting on the roller coaster is 4000 kg·m/s².