How much tension must a rope withstand if it is used to accelerate a 960 kg car horizontally along a?

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How much tension must a rope withstand if it is used to accelerate a 960 kg car horizontally along a?

frictionless surface at 1.20 m/s^2 ???

2006-09-19 20:27:50 · 3 answers · asked by bulldawg771 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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use F = m a

2006-09-19 20:30:21 · answer #1 · answered by Demiurge42 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Summation of forces horizontally must produce an acceleration of 1.20 m/s^2. Note that the weight of the car does not come into play because it is a vertical force.

Tension = (mass car) (acc of car)

2006-09-20 03:55:36 · answer #2 · answered by dax 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Tension = force = m*a

2006-09-20 03:30:15 · answer #3 · answered by gp4rts 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋