At the start of the Chevrolet Impala SS, the driver experiences an overload of 3.5g
At the start of the Chevrolet Impala SS, the driver experiences an overload of 3.5g, what kind of traction does the car develop if its mass is 1622kg?
Since at the start of the Chevrolet Impala SS the driver experiences an overload of 3.5 ∙ g, which means that the car is moving with acceleration а = 3.5 ∙ g, where g = 9.8 m / s² is the acceleration of gravity. According to Newton’s second law, the force acting on a body is determined by the formula F = m ∙ a, where m is the mass of the body, then F = m ∙ 3.5 ∙ g. It is known from the condition of the problem that the mass of the car is m = 1622 kg. Substitute the values of physical quantities into the calculation formula and find the traction force that the car develops:
F = 1622 kg ∙ 3.5 ∙ 9.8 m / s²;
F ≈ 55635 N
Answer: the traction force developed by the car is ≈ 55635 N