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Q.

An 8000 kg engine pulls a train of 5 wagons, each of 2000 kg, along a horizontal track. If the engine exerts a force of 40000 N and the track offers a friction force of 5000 N, then find the the acceleration of the train.


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a

3.5 m/s2

b

7.0 m/s2

c

5.5 m/s2

d

3.2 m/s2 

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

The acceleration of the train is 3.5 m/s2.
Given that each waggon weighs 2000 kg and the engine weighs = 8000 kg.
Force exerted by the engine, = 40000 N
Friction offers by the track, = 5000 N
Net accelerating force = Force exerted by the engine - Friction offered by the track
Fa=F-f
Fa= 40000 N-5000 N
          =35000 N
Acceleration of the train,
By newton’s second law of motion, accelerating force is equal to product of mass and acceleration.
Fa=ma a=Fam
a= 3500010000 a= 3.5 m/s2
 
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