The Mass of a Bike and Rider
Calculating the Mass of a Bike and Rider
A net force of 265 N accelerates a bike and rider at 2.30 m/s2. What is the mass of the bike and rider together?
Question:
A net force of 265 N accelerates a bike and rider at 2.30 m/s. What is the mass of the bike and rider together?
Answer:
115.2kg
Explanation:
Net force = 265 N
Acceleration of bike & rider = 2.30m/s2 (The SI unit of acceleration is m/s2)
Mass of the bike and rider together = ?
Since force is the product of the mass of an object and the acceleration by which it moves, Force = Mass x Acceleration
265N = Mass x 2.30m/s2
Mass = (265N/2.30m/s2)
Mass = 115.2 kg
Thus, the Mass of the bike and rider together is 115.2kg