A 990 kg car is pulling a 285 kg trailer. Together, the car and trailer have an acceleration of 2.25 m/s2 in the forward direction. Neglecting frictional forces on the trailer, determine the following. (Indicate the direction with the sign of your answer. Take the forward direction to be positive.) (a) the net force on the car 2868.75 Your response differs from the correct answer by more than 10%. Double check your calculations. N (b) the net force on the trailer 641.25 V N (c) the force exerted by the trailer on the car 2868.75 The response you submitted has the wrong sign. N

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A 990 kg car is pulling a 285 kg trailer. Together, the car and trailer have an acceleration of 2.25 m/s2 in the forward direction.
Neglecting frictional forces on the trailer, determine the following. (Indicate the direction with the sign of your answer. Take the
forward direction to be positive.)
(a) the net force on the car
2868.75
Your response differs from the correct answer by more than 10%. Double check your calculations. N
(b) the net force on the trailer
641.25
(c) the force exerted by the trailer on the car
2868.75
The response you submitted has the wrong sign.N
(d) the resultant force exerted by the car on the road
magnitude 10081.83
Opposite
Enter a number.° (below the horizontal from the forward direction)
direction
Transcribed Image Text:A 990 kg car is pulling a 285 kg trailer. Together, the car and trailer have an acceleration of 2.25 m/s2 in the forward direction. Neglecting frictional forces on the trailer, determine the following. (Indicate the direction with the sign of your answer. Take the forward direction to be positive.) (a) the net force on the car 2868.75 Your response differs from the correct answer by more than 10%. Double check your calculations. N (b) the net force on the trailer 641.25 (c) the force exerted by the trailer on the car 2868.75 The response you submitted has the wrong sign.N (d) the resultant force exerted by the car on the road magnitude 10081.83 Opposite Enter a number.° (below the horizontal from the forward direction) direction
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