Inertia, First & Second Laws
A force acts for 20 s on a body of mass 20 kg, starting from rest, after which the force ceases and then body describes 50 m in the next 10 s. The value of force will be:
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Answer: (c)
- After the force stops, speed is constant: .
- This speed was gained in 20 s from rest:
- . So the answer is (c) 5 N.