A 10N horizontal force is exerted on a 100kg object that slides on a frictionless, horizontal surface. If the object is pushed 10 meters, what is its final velocity? Do this problem as a constant acceleration problem and also do it using work and energy, and show that your answers are the same.

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A 10N horizontal force is exerted on a 100kg object that slides on a frictionless, horizontal
surface. If the object is pushed 10 meters, what is its final velocity? Do this problem as a
constant acceleration problem and also do it using work and energy, and show that your
answers are the same.
Transcribed Image Text:A 10N horizontal force is exerted on a 100kg object that slides on a frictionless, horizontal surface. If the object is pushed 10 meters, what is its final velocity? Do this problem as a constant acceleration problem and also do it using work and energy, and show that your answers are the same.
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According to the Newton’s second law, the acceleration of the object is,

F=maa=Fm=10N100kg=0.1m/s2

According to the kinematics equation, the final velocity of the object is,

v2=u2+2adv=u2+2ad=0+20.1m/s210m=1.41m/s

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