A NASCAR of mass 1400kg has broken down on pit lane. The coefficient of static friction between the tires and the road is 0.55. If the crew pushes with a force of 8046 N, what will the magnitude of the car's acceleration be?
1 Answer
Oct 9, 2015
Explanation:
The static frictional force when motion just begins is given by
Hence the magnitude of the resultant force will be
Therefore by Newton's 2nd Law of motion, the magnitude of the acceleration will be