Answer:
The mass of the dog food added is 9.03 kg
Explanation:
Given;
mass of the shopping cart, m₁ = 14.5 kg
let the mass of the bag added = m₂
the force applied, F = 12 N
initial velocity of the cart-bag system, u = 0
distance traveled by the system, d = 2.29 m
time of motion of the system, t = 3.0 s
The acceleration of the system is calculated as;
[tex]d = ut + \frac{1}{2} at^2\\\\2.29 = 0 + (\frac{1}{2} \times 3^2)a\\\\2.29 = 4.5 a\\\\a = \frac{2.29}{4.5} \\\\a = 0.51 \ m/s^2[/tex]
The total mass of the system (M) is calculated as follows;
F = Ma
M = F/a
M = (12)/(0.51)
M = 23.53 kg
The mass of the dog food added is calculated as;
m₂ = M - m₁
m₂ = 23.53 kg - 14.5 kg
m₂ = 9.03 kg
