If a 75 kg person on a 15 kg sled is pushed with a force of 900 N, what will teh person's acceleration be?

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Prashant S. · Steve J.
May 18, 2018

# 10 ms^-2#

Explanation:

Here,
Mass of the person #m_1 = 75kg#
Mass of the sled #m_2 = 15kg#
Total mass #m = m_1+m_2 = 90 kg#
Force applied #F = 900N#

Acceleration(a) = ?
We have,
# F = m xx a#
#-> 900 = 90 xx a#
#-> a = 900/90#
#-> a = 10ms^-2#
Hence, the acceleration of the person is #10 ms^-2#.

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