A Force Is Applied to a 100-Kg Go-Cart to Accelerate

question 12

Multiple Choice

A force is applied to a 100-kg go-cart to accelerate it from 10.0 m/s to 20.0 m/s over a 7.00 s time frame.If the acceleration is assumed to be constant over the time frame,what is the magnitude of the force applied?

• A)50.0 N
• B)123 N
• C)143 N
• D)150 N

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