A 10 kg trolley is pulled forward by a force of 30 N while friction of 10 N acts against it. What is its acceleration?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: A. 2 m/s

  1. Step 1: Net force N.
  2. Step 2: m/s.
Answer
2 m/s.
Why not the others: 3 m/s: friction is ignored. 4 m/s: friction is added to the pulling force. 20 m/s: the net force is not divided by the mass.

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