Calculating the Force of Billy Bob Joe's Truck

Calculating the Force of Billy Bob Joe's Truck

Billy Bob Joe's truck has a mass of 3,800 g and an acceleration of 4.5 m/s^2. What is the force of the truck? (You will have to convert your grams first).

Question:

Billy Bob Joe's truck has a mass of 3,800 g and an acceleration of 4.5 m/s^2. What is the force of the truck?

Answer:

17.1 N

Explanation:

The force acting on an object given its mass and acceleration can be found by using the formula:

force = mass × acceleration

Converting 3800 g to kilograms, we get:

3800 g = 3.8 kg

Substitute the values into the formula:

force = 3.8 kg × 4.5 m/s^2

Calculating the above expression, we get:

17.1 N

This means the force acting on Billy Bob Joe's truck is 17.1 Newtons.