An industrial trolley of mass 20 kg carrying a mass of 50 kg is acted on by a constant force. The trolley moves along a horizontal smooth surface with an acceleration of 0.5ms-2

      

An industrial trolley of mass 20 kg carrying a mass of 50 kg is acted on by a constant force. The trolley moves along a horizontal smooth surface with an acceleration of 0.5 ms-2. Determine the acceleration of the trolley after the mass falls off.

  

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John
Fa = Ma

= 70 x 0.5 = 35 N,

a = $\frac{F}{M}$

= $\frac{35}{20}$

= 1.75 ms-2
johnmulu answered the question on February 14, 2017 at 06:54


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