Newton's Second Law: on Its Own, a Certain Tow-Truck Has

question 86

Multiple Choice

Newton's second law: On its own, a certain tow-truck has a maximum acceleration of 3.0 m/s². What would be the maximum acceleration when this truck was towing a bus of twice its own mass?

• A) 2.5 m/s²
• B) 2.0 m/s²
• C) 1.5 m/s²
• D) 1.0 m/s²

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