In the figure below, a 5.5-kg mountain goat rests inside a box on a frictionless surface with two forces acting on it. What is the magnitude of the horizontal acceleration of the goat? 7.7 N 3.5 N 40°

In the figure below, a 5.5-kg mountain goat rests inside a box on a frictionless surface with two forces acting on it. What is the magnitude of the horizontal acceleration of the goat? 7.7 N 3.5 N 40°

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

1st Edition

ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter4: Forces In One Dimension

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 82A

See similar textbooks

Related questions

Q: 0. You stand on a scale riding in an elevator at a constant upwards acceleration of 43g (13.07…

Q: A 2400-kgkg airplane pulls two gliders, the first of mass 310 kgkg and the second of mass 250 kgkg,…

A: Given data: Mass of airplane (M) = 2400 kg Mass of First glider (m1) = 310 kg Mass of second glider…

Q: m1 m2 An object of mass m1= 4kg placed on a frictionless, horizontal table is connected to a string…

A: M1 = 4 kg M2 = 7 kg To find = a) acceleration of the objects b) Tension in the string

Q: The figure below shows two boxes connected to each other by a light rope that passes over a pulley…

A: The masses of the boxes are, m1=10.0 kgm2=4.70 kg The angle of inclination, θ=35.0°

Q: Two forces (F1=4N, F2=30N) act on a 5.0 kg block on a frictionless surface, as shown in the below…

A: Given data: Magnitude of force F1 is, F1=4 N. Magnitude of force F2 is, F2=30 N.

Q: Q. A 5 kg block is pulled across a table by a net force of 32 N. Calculate the acceleration of the…

Q: 3. You accelerate the two blocks in the figure by pushing on the bottom block with a force F. The…

A: Required The correct option

Q: You move a 200 kg box along a flat surface by pushing it horizontally with a force of 1500 Newtons.…

Q: Two blocks are fastened to the ceiling of an elevator as in Figure P4.19. The elevator accelerates…

A: Equation of motion of Upper block is as follows: ma=T1-2mg…

Q: An 1000 kg elevator is being pulled up by a cable with a downward acceleration of 0.5 m/s^2. a) Draw…

A: Given: Mass of elevator m = 1000 kg. Downward acceleration a = 0.5 m/s2.

Q: Two people each have a mass of 65 KG.They are both in an elevator that has a mass a 400 KG. when the…

A: Mass of each person = 65 kg Number of persons = 2 Total mass of persons = 2×65 = 130 kg Mass of…

Q: The student steps onto the scale while the elevator accelerates upward. Determine the scale reading…

A: Given: mass, m=60.0 kg a=4.90 m/s2 According to newtons law of motion net force acting on body is,…

Q: Two boxes of fruit on a frictionless horizontal surface are connected by a light string as in the…

A: Two boxes of mass m1= 10kg Mass m2= 20kg Applied force (F)=…

Q: Assume that the three blocks in Figure P4.27 move on a frictionless surface and that a 42.0 N force…

Q: Boxes A and B are in contact on a horizontal, frictionless surface, as shown in the following…

A: Step 1It is given that

Q: A ball with mass m 8 kg is attached to the ceiling of a moving elevator. The tension in the cable is…

Q: #4. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the 2.0 kg block in the Figure and the table is…

Q: 60° The diagram above shows a box with mass m = 10 kg held at rest by an applied force (F) over a…

A: Given: The mass of box is m=10 kg. The applied force is F. The gravitational acceleration is g=10…

Q: In the figure shown, m1= 15 kg. the coefficient of kinetic friction between mı and the surface is…

Q: 20 The diagram below shows a 4.0-kilogram object accelerating at 10. meters per second on a rough…

A: The acceleration of the object (a),

Q: Two dogs play tug-of-war with a rope toy that has a mass of 0.50 kg. If one dog pulls on the toy…

A: Given, mass of toy = 0.50 kg

Q: A 2-kg hanging mass (m,) is connected by a string over a pulley to a 20-kg block (m2) that is…

Q: A block slides down a plane inclined at 35 degrees from horizontal. Find the magnitude of the…

A: As per our guidelines, we are supposed to answer only first one question in case of multiple…

Q: In Figure (a), a constant horizontal force Fa is applied to block A, which pushes against block B…

Q: m1 m2 Two objects of mass m1= 3kg and m2 = 9kg are connected by a light string that passes over a…

Q: A bowling weighs 71.2 N (16.0 lb). The bowler applies a horizontal force of 160 N (36.0 lb). What is…

A: The weight of the ball is given by, W=mg Here, m is the mass of the ball and g is the acceleration…

Q: A 5.0 kg dog sits on the floor of an elevator that is accelerating downward at 6.00 m/s2. What is…

A: Given data: Mass (m) = 5 kg Acceleration (a) = 6.00 m/s2, downward Required: The magnitude of the…

Q: In the absence of air drag, the acceleration due to gravity is 9.81 m/s². What is the magnitude of…

A: Draw the free-body diagram of the body as:

Q: Two blocks of masses m and 2m are held in equilibrium on a frictionless incline as in Figure P4. 27.…

A: The free-body diagram for this case,

Q: A crate with mass m = 16 kg is being pushed with a force F = 90 N on a rough horizontal surface. %3D…

A: The data provided in the question are:mass of a crate, m=16 kgApplied force= 90 NAcceleration due to…

Q: 61. A 6-newton force and an 8-newton force act concurrently on a box located on a frictionless…

A: (1) Consider the mass of the box be m as a unit mass that is 1 kg, the angle of 6 N force from the…

Q: The diagram below shows a 4.0-kilogram object accelerating at 10.0 meters per second2 on a rough…

Q: A soccer ball is in contact with the foot of a player kicking it at an angle of 30o, with a force of…

A: Angle to the horizontal = 30 ° Force applied = F = 200 N Horizontal component of force, Fx =…

Q: A 62-kg man standing on a scale in an elevator notes that as the elevator rises, the scale reads 840…

A: The total force on the man is

Q: An object with mass m = constant velocity (a = 0). Three horizontal forces are acting on this object…

A: Given: The mass of the object is 22 kg. The acceleration of the object is 0 m/s2 ( constant…

Q: 1. A 500.0 N student standing on a scale in an elevator notices that the scale reads 550.0 N. a.…

A: When a person stands on a weighing machine, they exert their weight on the machine, and then the…

Q: A car with a mass of 1500 kg is being towed by a rope held at a 20°angle. A friction force of 320 N…

A: Given : mass of car, m = 1500 kg Frictional force, Ff = 320 N Angle = 20° Initial speed, u = 0 m/s…

Q: Two forces, F1 and F2, are applied to a block on a frictionless, horizontal surface as shown below.…

A: The magnitude of the block's acceleration is, a=2 m/s2 The net force acting on the block is,…

Q: A 39.0 N force pulls horizontally on a m1 = 1.3 kg block that slides on a rough horizontal surface.…

Q: A child is pulling a box of weight 50 N with a constant force F having a direction 8 = 15° as shown…

Q: A brother and sister fight over a 1.02 kg toy and pull on it from opposing directions. The brother…

Q: A 2 – kg box is being pulled by a force P = 30 N having an angle of θ = 35°. The surface is…

Q: Q3: * 60° The diagram above shows a box with mass m = 10 kg held at rest by an applied force (F)…

A: Given data: mass (m) = 10 kg The block lies on the inclined plane so the weight of the block have…

Q: +. In the picture below, there are three forces pulling a box. The mass M of the box is 14 kg…

Q: A cat pushes two objects, a toy mouse and a water bowl, with the same force across a smooth floor.…

A: Given data: Force on both toy mouse and water bowl is the same The mass of toy mouse = m The mass of…

Q: A 74-kg man standing on a scale in an elevator notes that as the elevator rises, the scale reads 830…

A: According to the Newton's second law of motion, the acceleration of the elevator is,…

Question

Look at the picture

In the figure below, a 5.5-kg mountain goat rests inside a box on a frictionless surface with two forces acting on
it. What is the magnitude of the horizontal acceleration of the goat?
7.7 N
3.5 N
40°
19 m/s2

Expert Solution

This question has been solved!

Explore an expertly crafted, step-by-step solution for a thorough understanding of key concepts.

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Step 1

VIEW

Step 2

VIEW

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps with 2 images

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Knowledge Booster

Learn more about

Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, physics and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.

Similar questions

The helicopter view in Figure P3.20 shows two people pulling on a stubborn mule. Find (a) the single force that is equivalent to the two forces shown and (b) the force a third person would have to exert on the mule to make the net force equal to zero. The forces are measured in units of newtons (N). Figure P3.20
The helicopter view in Figure P1.70 shows two people pulling on a stubborn mule. Find (a) the single force that is equivalent to the two forces shown and (b) the force a third person would have to exert on the mule to make the net force equal to zero. The forces are measured in units of newtons (N). Figure P1.70
Two forces are applied to a car in an effort to move it, as shown in Figure P4.12. (a) What is the resultant vector of these two forces? (b) If the car has a mass of 3 000 kg, what acceleration does it have? Ignore friction. Figure P4.12
An elevator filled with passengers has a mass of 1.70103kg . (a) The elevator accelerates upward from rest at a rate of 1.20m/s2for 1.50 s. Calculate the tension in the cable supporting the elevator. (b) The elevator continues upward at constant velocity for 8.50 s. What is the tension in the cable during this time? (c) The elevator decelerates at a rate of 0.600 in/s2 for 0.600m/s2 3.00 s. What is the tension in the cable during deceleration? (d) How high has the elevator moved above its original starting point, and what is its final velocity?
What forces act on you as you walk across a room? Draw a free-body diagram showing all of them. Which force or forces propel you forward? Why is it more difficult to walk on a slippery surface than on a nonslippery one? Explain how you use Newtons third law to control your motion.
A block of mass m1= 10 kg is on a frictionless table to the left of a second block of mass m2 = 24 kg, attached by a horizontal string (Figure WU4.13). If a horizontal force of 120 N is exerted on the block m2in the positive x-direction, (a) use the system approach to find the acceleration of the two blocks. (b) What is the tension in the string connecting the blocks? (See Section 4.6.) Figure WU4.13
The distance between two telephone poles is 50.0 m. When a 1.00-kg bird lands on the telephone wire midway between the poles, the wire sags 0.200 m. (a) Draw a free-body diagram of the bird. (b) How much tension does the bird produce in the wire? Ignore the weight of the wire.
Two monkeys are holding onto a single vine of negligible mass that hangs vertically from a tree, with one monkey a few meters higher than the other. The upper monkey has mass 20.0 kg and the lower monkey mass 10.0 kg. What is the ratio of the tension in the vine above the upper monkey to the tension in the vine between the two monkeys? (Sec Section 4.5.)
A certain orthodontist uses a wire brace to align a patients crooked tooth as in Figure P4.88. The tension in the wire is adjusted to have a magnitude of 18.0 N. Find the magnitude of the net force exerted by the wire on the crooked tooth. Figure P4.38
A setup similar to the one shown in Figure P4.20 is often used in hospitals to support and apply a horizontal traction force to an injured leg. (a) Determine the force of tension in the rope supporting the leg. (b) What is the traction force exerted to the right on the leg? Figure P4.20
Assume the three blocks portrayed in Figure P4.59 move on a frictionless surface and a 42-N force acts as shown on the 3.0-kg block. Determine (a) the acceleration given this system, (b) the tension in the cord connecting the 3.0-kg and the 1.0-kg blocks, and (c) the force exerted by the 1.0-kg block on the 2.0-kg block. Figure P4.59
Choose the best answer. A car traveling at constant speed has a net force of zero acting on it. (a) True (b) False (c) The answer depends on the motion.