Soup Can Kinetics: Calculating Accelerating Force

[mrsmed]

Homework Statement

mass of can .298 kg length of table 1.257 m height of elev .05m

time trial 1 3.50 sec 2 4.22 sec 3 4.23 sec
length of table


determine the force required to accelerate the can along the table. avg speed is .36 m/s final speed is .72 m/s acceleration is 1.257m/3.98 s = .32 m/s how do i find accelerating force

Homework Equations

i found acceleration how to i find accelerating force ? is the 9.80 m/s come into play somewhere?

The Attempt at a Solution

 

[tiny-tim]

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acceleration is 1.257m/3.98 s = .32 m/s how do i find accelerating force

Hi mrsmed! Welcome to PF!

Use good ol' Newton's second law …

force = mass times acceleration ​