How Much Force Does a Car Exert on the Road When Pulling a Trailer?

[szszcool]

A 1000 kg car is pulling a 325 kg trailer. Together, the car and trailer have an acceleration of 2.18 m/s2 in the forward direction. Neglecting frictional forces on the trailer.


Find the resultant force exerted by the car on the road magnitude and
direction

 

[Siress]

force(N) = mass(kg) * acceleration(m/s^2)