You accelerate your 1500 Kg from 2 m/s to 12 m/s in 2 seconds. How do you determine

the cars acceleration

initial momentum

final momentum

change in momentum

the force required to do this?

1 answer

a = (V-Vo)/t.

Initial Momentum = M*Vo.

Final momentum = M*V.

Change in momentum = M*V-M*Vo.

F = M*a.