A Car Is Accelerating Horizontally at a Rate of 2

question 76

Multiple Choice

A car is accelerating horizontally at a rate of 2.5 m/s². A mass of 250 g is hanging from the ceiling on a string 1.2 m long. The angle that the string makes with the vertical is

• A) 14.3^o toward the back of the car.
• B) 76^o toward the back of the car.
• C) 7^o toward the front of the car.
• D) 14.3^o toward the front of the car.
• E) 0^o, or straight down.

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