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Again two forces are applied to the cart with two different spring scales as sho

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Question

Again two forces are applied to the cart with two different spring scales as shown below. The spring scale F_1 still reads 10.5N. The cart moves with a constant velocity towards the right. What does spring scale F_2 read? Show your calculation and explain. Again two forces are applied to the cart with two different spring scales as shown below. The spring scale F­­_1 still reads 10.5N. The cart moves toward the left with an acceleration toward the left of 2.50m/s^2. What does spring scale F_2 read? Show your calculations and explain. Which of Newton's laws describes motion with zero combined force?

Explanation / Answer

Spring scale can only pull , no push offered by it.

14. F1 = 10.5 N towards lleft

Moves with constant velocity , implies net force will be zero on the block .

Hence reading of second scale = 10.5 N. Towards left.

15. F1 = 10.5 N. Towards right

Acceleration of cart = 2.50 m/s2

F2 - F1_ = ma

Or. F2 = (2.5m +10.5 ) N

16. Third law of newton .