Acceleration of the car if the max tension can be 8000N

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A physics problem involves calculating the acceleration of a 1500kg car being pulled up a frictionless ramp at an 18-degree angle with a maximum tension of 8000N. Initial calculations yielded an acceleration of approximately 1.72 m/s² and a distance traveled of 21.55 meters in 5 seconds. After introducing a coefficient of kinetic friction of 0.15, the new acceleration was recalculated to be 0.689 m/s², resulting in a distance of 8.61 meters. The discussions confirmed the calculations were correct, emphasizing the importance of significant figures and the relevance of friction in the second scenario. The problem illustrates key concepts in physics related to forces, tension, and frictional effects on motion.
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hey all, ok
so i have this physics problem which i don't understand completely so if i could get some help that'd be great! so here goes:
A 1500kg car is being pulled up a ramp at an angle of 18 degrees. Its being pulled by a tension of T at 27 degrees from the hill. *or 45 degrees* . I need to know the acceleration of the car if the max tension can be 8000N. Also, i need to know the distance it would travel from stop in 5 seconds. Thanks! *Assume frictionless surface*

Heres what i did:
---i set up my FBD w/ my tension and my Fn, and my mg. Set my coordinate systems to up the hill and up towards the sky. So my equations are as follows.
EFx = 8000cos27 - mhsin18=max
EFy = FN + 8000sin27 - mgcos18 = may=0
so i got acceleration was equal to 1.7236666 m/s*s
then i used D=vit + 1/2 a t *t and got the distance to be 21.55 is this correct?
Thanks a billion!
 
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Looks good to me. Note that there was no need for the Fy equation, but no harm done. Also, beware of quoting too many significant digits in your answer.
 
thanks a ton!
 
k so i just realized there was more to it so i did that and here's what it is:
now we have to assume there's kinetic friction on the hill at 18 degrees. the coefficient of kinetic friction is .15 and now we need the new acceleration and the new distance
so here's what i did:
i set up new equations:
EFx = 8000cos27 - mgsin18-Fk = max
EFy = FN + 8000sin27-mgcos18=may=0
so FN = 10348.61 N
so i solved Fk and plugged that into my Fx equations and plugged in 1500 for the mass and got that the acceleration was .689
then i plugged that into the same equation as before and go tthat the distance was 8.61 meters...again did i do this correctly?
 
It's all good.
 
Thanks! I got it correct!
 
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