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[SOLVED] The NET FORCE and a lawnmower
Well I am working on a question here and am finding trouble with one part. The answers are in brackets. The trouble I am having is with part c, where i believe you have to find the accleration then the time to work out power which is equal to work over time.
A person pulls on a 20 kg lawn mower with 25 N and moves it 4.5 m. The handle of the lawnmower in inclined at 15 degrees above the horizontal and the friction co-effiecient is 0.1 If vi=0 find
a.)amount of work done by person (108.7)
b.)amount of heat energy generated by friction (85.3)
c.)rate at which the person does work (18.6 Watts)
d.)the final speed of the lawnmower(1.53)
p = w/t, F=ma ---> a =F/m
Well part a is basicaly w= fcos15 * 4.5 m
and b is finding out friction by using force diagrams and finding Fn
but c i am not sure how to find the accel and consequently the time.
wat is the net force in the system? please help. thank you.
Homework Statement
Well I am working on a question here and am finding trouble with one part. The answers are in brackets. The trouble I am having is with part c, where i believe you have to find the accleration then the time to work out power which is equal to work over time.
A person pulls on a 20 kg lawn mower with 25 N and moves it 4.5 m. The handle of the lawnmower in inclined at 15 degrees above the horizontal and the friction co-effiecient is 0.1 If vi=0 find
a.)amount of work done by person (108.7)
b.)amount of heat energy generated by friction (85.3)
c.)rate at which the person does work (18.6 Watts)
d.)the final speed of the lawnmower(1.53)
Homework Equations
p = w/t, F=ma ---> a =F/m
The Attempt at a Solution
Well part a is basicaly w= fcos15 * 4.5 m
and b is finding out friction by using force diagrams and finding Fn
but c i am not sure how to find the accel and consequently the time.
wat is the net force in the system? please help. thank you.