What is the acceleration of a truck if it pulls a 1500 kg car with a net force of 4000 newtons?

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2026-04-14 09:00

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To find the acceleration of the truck, we can use Newton's second law of motion, which states that force equals mass times acceleration (F = ma). The net force acting on the system is 4000 newtons, and the total mass being accelerated is the mass of the truck plus the mass of the car. Assuming the truck's mass is negligible or not provided, if we only consider the car's mass (1500 kg), the acceleration (a) can be calculated as ( a = \frac{F}{m} = \frac{4000 , \text{N}}{1500 , \text{kg}} \approx 2.67 , \text{m/s}^2 ).

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