A Porsche accelerates uniformily from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 5 seconds. Assuming a frictionless air track and a glider mass of 550 grams, find the mass M2 that one must hang from the glider in order to obtain an acceleration equal to that of the Porsche.

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Chapter2: Newtonian Mechanics-single Particle
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A Porsche accelerates uniformily from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 5 seconds. Assuming a frictionless air track and a glider mass of 550 grams, find the mass M2 that one must hang from the glider in order to obtain an acceleration equal to that of the Porsche. 

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