Chapter 8

NCERT
Class 9
Science
Solutions
8.An automobile vehicle has a mass of 1500 kg. What must be the force between the vehicle and the road if the vehicle is to be stopped with a negative acceleration of 1.7 ms–2?
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Question:

An automobile vehicle has a mass of 1500 kg. What must be the force between the vehicle and the road if the vehicle is to be stopped with a negative acceleration of 1.7 ms–2?

Answer:

According to question

Mass of vehicle, m = 1500 kg

Acceleration a = 1.7 ms–2

∴ F = ma

  F = 1500 × (–1.7)

   F = –2550 N

The force of 2550 N, in the opposite direction of motion of vehicle.

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