Question

A carmaker has designed a car that can reach a maximum acceleration of 12 meters/second2. The car’s mass is 1,515 kilograms. Assuming the same engine is used, what should the car’s mass be if the carmaker wants to reach an acceleration of 15 meters/second2? Use F = ma.
A.
1,212 kg
B.
1,335 kg
C.
1,466 kg
D.
1,515 kg
E.
1,894 kg

Answer 1

Answer:

ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴏɴʟʏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡᴇʟʟ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɢᴇ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴅʀʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴅᴠᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ sᴜᴍᴍᴇʀ. ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴅɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ 2 ᴋɪʟᴏᴍᴇᴛᴇʀs ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴅʀɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ. ɪ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇғᴏʀᴇ ғᴇʀᴠᴇɴᴛʟʏ ʀᴇϙᴜᴇsᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ɴᴇᴄᴇssᴀʀʏ sᴛᴇᴘs ғᴏʀ sɪɴᴋɪɴɢ 2/3 ᴛᴜʙᴇᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀᴛ sᴜɪᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇs ɪɴ ᴏᴜʀ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɢᴇ ғᴏʀ sᴜᴘᴘʟʏ ᴏғ ᴅʀɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ

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