Answer to Question #281270 in Physics for Reinn

Question

As you pass a freight truck with a trailer on a highway, you notice that its trailer is bouncing

up and down slowly. It is more likely that the trailer is heavily loaded or nearly empty. Explain your

answer.

Answer 1

If the trailer is bouncing up and down slowly, it is most likely heavily loaded because according to Newton's second law, the acceleration is inversely proportional to the mass. Heavier mass means lower acceleration.