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Correct? Please let me know if my logic is off.
Given Problem
A shopper pushes a 6.1 kg shopping cart up a 13° incline, as shown in the figure. Find the magnitude of the horizontal force, F, needed to give the cart an acceleration of 1.51 m/s2.
Relevant equations
F = ma
Fy = F1cos13°
Fx = F1sin13°
Attempted Solution
Given acceleration as 1.51m/s2, I found the net force (?)
F = ma
F = (6.1kg) * (1.51m/s2)
F = 9.211 N
Since the problem is asking for the horizontal force, I would only be focusing on the F1,x direction. With this i would use the F`,x = F1sin13° formula (?)
Use this force found earlier with Newton's Second Law to find the force in the horizontal direction.
F1,x = F1sin13°
F1 = F1,x / sin13°
F1 = 9.211N / sin13°
F1 = 40.9467 N
ADJUSTMENT 1:
Calculated with Fx = Fcos13° instead of Fsin13°
F1 = (9.121 N) / (cos13°)
F1 = 9.35989N
Answer is still incorrect. The website tells me:
"Your response differs from the correct answer by more than 10%. Double check your calculations"
Given Problem
A shopper pushes a 6.1 kg shopping cart up a 13° incline, as shown in the figure. Find the magnitude of the horizontal force, F, needed to give the cart an acceleration of 1.51 m/s2.
Relevant equations
F = ma
Fy = F1cos13°
Fx = F1sin13°
Attempted Solution
Given acceleration as 1.51m/s2, I found the net force (?)
F = ma
F = (6.1kg) * (1.51m/s2)
F = 9.211 N
Since the problem is asking for the horizontal force, I would only be focusing on the F1,x direction. With this i would use the F`,x = F1sin13° formula (?)
Use this force found earlier with Newton's Second Law to find the force in the horizontal direction.
F1,x = F1sin13°
F1 = F1,x / sin13°
F1 = 9.211N / sin13°
F1 = 40.9467 N
ADJUSTMENT 1:
Calculated with Fx = Fcos13° instead of Fsin13°
F1 = (9.121 N) / (cos13°)
F1 = 9.35989N
Answer is still incorrect. The website tells me:
"Your response differs from the correct answer by more than 10%. Double check your calculations"
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