2. A boat has a mass of 6800kg. Its engines generate a drive force of 4100 N due to west, while exerts a force of 800 N east and the water exerts a resistive force of 1200 N due east. What is the magnitude of the boat's acceleration?

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1. A 20.0 kg object that can move freely is subjected to a resultant force of 45.0 N in the -x
direction. Find the acceleration of the body.
2. A boat has a mass of 6800kg. Its engines generate a drive force of 4100 N due to west,
while exerts a force of 800 N east and the water exerts a resistive force of 1200 N due
east. What is the magnitude of the boat's acceleration?
3. Suppose a person walk 80 m east and then 50 m west. What is the person's average
velocity? (At 15mins)
4. In 5 s a truck increases its speed from 50 km/h to 70 km/h while a car goes from rest to
20 km/h. Which undergoes greater acceleration? What it its acceleration?
Transcribed Image Text:1. A 20.0 kg object that can move freely is subjected to a resultant force of 45.0 N in the -x direction. Find the acceleration of the body. 2. A boat has a mass of 6800kg. Its engines generate a drive force of 4100 N due to west, while exerts a force of 800 N east and the water exerts a resistive force of 1200 N due east. What is the magnitude of the boat's acceleration? 3. Suppose a person walk 80 m east and then 50 m west. What is the person's average velocity? (At 15mins) 4. In 5 s a truck increases its speed from 50 km/h to 70 km/h while a car goes from rest to 20 km/h. Which undergoes greater acceleration? What it its acceleration?
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