Physics Clarification

**Caturdayz** · Dec 17th 2009, 05:48 PM

A 100 N force applied by the brakes stops a car traveling at an initial velocity of 25 km/ hr. Solve for mass.
_

I'm getting a negative mass, so I must be doing something wrong.

$v = V_0 t + 1/2 a t^2$
$ 0= (6.94 m/s * 15 seconds) + (.5)(a)(15)^2$

$104.1 + 125a$

Which simplifies to $-.93 m/s$

I plug that into $F= ma$

so...

$100= (m)(-.93)$

Which comes out to -107.53

**mathaddict** · Dec 17th 2009, 08:04 PM

Originally Posted by Caturdayz

A 100 N force applied by the brakes stops a car traveling at an initial velocity of 25 km/ hr in 15 seconds. Solve for mass.
_

I'm getting a negative mass, so I must be doing something wrong.

$v = V0t + 1/2at^2$
$ 0= (6.94 m/s * 15 seconds) + (.5)(a)(15)^2$

$104.1 + 125a$

Which simplifies to $-.93 m/s$

I plug that into $F= ma$

so...

$100= (m)(-.93)$

Which comes out to -107.53

HI

using $v=u+at$

$0=6.94+a(15)$

$a=-0.463 ms^{-2}$

Negative here means deceleration .

$F=ma$

$100=m(0.463)\Rightarrow m=216 kg$

Force here is used to produce a deceleration .

**mr fantastic** · Dec 18th 2009, 02:19 AM

Originally Posted by Caturdayz

A 100 N force applied by the brakes stops a car traveling at an initial velocity of 25 km/ hr. Solve for mass.
_

I'm getting a negative mass, so I must be doing something wrong.

$v = V_0 t + 1/2 a t^2$
$ 0= (6.94 m/s * 15 seconds) + (.5)(a)(15)^2$

$104.1 + 125a$

Which simplifies to $-.93 m/s$

I plug that into $F= ma$

so...

$100= (m)(-.93)$

Which comes out to -107.53

Do you realise that $a = {\color{red}-} \frac{100}{m}$ ....?

**CaptainBlack** · Dec 18th 2009, 02:36 AM

Originally Posted by Caturdayz

A 100 N force applied by the brakes stops a car traveling at an initial velocity of 25 km/ hr. Solve for mass.
_

I'm getting a negative mass, so I must be doing something wrong.

$v = V_0 t + 1/2 a t^2$
$ 0= (6.94 m/s * 15 seconds) + (.5)(a)(15)^2$

$104.1 + 125a$

Which simplifies to $-.93 m/s$

I plug that into $F= ma$

so...

$100= (m)(-.93)$

Which comes out to -107.53

Post the entire question before proceeding with you work. That way we don't have to work out what you have omitted ourselves.

CB

**Caturdayz** · Dec 18th 2009, 02:41 AM

Sorry I thought I had come back and put the time back into the question.

Regardless, Mr. Fantastic answered my question, thanks.

For some reason the fact that this was deceleration completely slipped my mind.

**BabyMilo** · Dec 18th 2009, 03:14 AM

Originally Posted by Caturdayz

A 100 N force applied by the brakes stops a car traveling at an initial velocity of 25 km/ hr. Solve for mass.
_

I'm getting a negative mass, so I must be doing something wrong.

$v = V_0 t + 1/2 a t^2$
$ 0= (6.94 m/s * 15 seconds) + (.5)(a)(15)^2$

$104.1 + 125a$

Which simplifies to $-.93 m/s$

I plug that into $F= ma$

so...

$100= (m)(-.93)$

Which comes out to -107.53

$v = V_0 t + 1/2 a t^2$
$0= (6.94 m/s * 15 seconds) + (.5)(a)(15)^2$

this is wrong.

it should be

$x = u t + 1/2 a t^2$

where
x= displacement
u= inital velocity.

and you cant have x=0 because the car was initally moving.

**mr fantastic** · Dec 18th 2009, 03:20 PM

Originally Posted by BabyMilo

$v = V_0 t + 1/2 a t^2$
$0= (6.94 m/s * 15 seconds) + (.5)(a)(15)^2$

this is wrong.

it should be

$x = u t + 1/2 a t^2$

where
x= displacement
u= inital velocity.

and you cant have x=0 because the car was initally moving.

The required equation is most likely meant to be $v = u + at$ .

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