Answer to Question #260992 in Physics for Paul

Question

As a struggling senior high school student, you have very little money to fill your

car tank with gas. Daily, you commute with four other students to school. On Friday

the 13th, the car you are driving runs out of gas. Is it bad luck??? Probably not. First

you try to push the car with your friends to the closest gas station. But you found

out that it doesn’t work. Using examples from the lessons learned (Newton’s Laws

of Motion and how forces work) devise a plan to get the car to the next gas station.

Note: Your answer must show any principles in Newton’s laws of motion.

P.S. Don’t commit any crimes to get your car there.

Answer 1

I would stop another car driver and ask for help to tow my car with a rope because the pulling car can exert a greater force than mere human, thus, it can give more acceleration to my own car.