Question

Suppose that Shaun and his friend give Shirley a big shove all at once, applying a force of F=980 N . What is Shirley's acceleration, aS , during this shove? (Take positive values to be to the right.)

Answer 1

Answer:

a = 17.81 m/s²

Explanation:

Given that,

Shaun and his friend give Shirley a big shove all at once, applying a force of F=980 N

Let us assume that the mass of Shaun and his friend is 55 kg.

Let a is the acceleration during this shove.

The second law of motion is given by :

F = ma

$a=\dfrac{F}{m}\\\\a=\dfrac{980}{55}\\\\=17.81\ m/s^2$

So, the acceleration of Shirley is 17.81 m/s².