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Mass and Motion A cat with a mass of 5 kg is sitting on a skateboard. A rat with a mass of 0.5 kg is sitting on an identical
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Mass and Motion
A cat with a mass of 5 kg is sitting on a skateboard.
A rat with a mass of 0.5 kg is sitting on an identical
skateboard.
2. If you apply the same force to push each
skateboard, will the cat or the rat accelerate the
fastest? Explain.
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Explanation:
Force is same in both situation .Then let force be F
Mass of cat =5kg(m1)
Mass of rat=0.5kg(m2)
f=ma
a=f/m
f=a1/5. … (1) f=a2/0.5…. (2)
from 1st and 2nd
a1/a2=10/1
cat accelerate fast