Answer to Question #17634 in Mechanics | Relativity for Alexis

Question

In Chapter 4, you calculated the braking acceleration for a car based on data in a drivers handbook. The acceleration was -12.2 m/s2. If the car has a mass of 925 kg, find the frictional force and state the direction.

Answer 1

- 11285 N; Direction: in the opposite side of motion (the same as acceleration’s direction).