Question

The force diagram represents a girl pulling a sled with a mass of 6.0 kg to the left with a force of 10.0 N at a 30.0 degree angle. There is a 1.5 N force of friction to the right. The force of gravity is 58.8 N. What is the normal force acting on the sled? Round the answer to the nearest whole number. N What is acceleration of the sled? Round the answer to the nearest tenth. m/s2

Answer 1

Normal Force = 54 N
acceleration = 1.2 m/s^2

For Normal Force:
According to the force diagram, we can come up with the equation (all up and down forces):

10 sin 30 + Normal Force - 58.8 = 0
Normal Force = 53.8 N = 54 N

For acceleration:
According to the force diagram, we can come up with the equation (all left and right forces):

10 cos 30 - 1.5 = (6.0) (Acceleration)
Acceleration = 1.19 m/s^2 = 1.2 m/s^2 

Answer 2

Answer:

54N    -1.2 m/s^2