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In drag racing, acceleration is more important than speed, and therefore dragsters are designed to provide high accelerations. Suppose a dragster has a mass of 1250 kg and accelerates at a constant rate of 16.5 m/s/s. How large is the unbalanced force acting on the dragster?

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In drag racing, acceleration is more important than speed, and therefore dragsters are designed to provide high accelerations. Suppose a dragster has a mass of 1250 kg and accelerates at a constant rate of 16.5 m/s/s. How large is the unbalanced force acting on the dragster?

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Solution

To find the unbalanced force acting on the dragster, we can use Newton's second law of motion, which states that the force acting on an object is equal to its mass times its acceleration (F = ma).

Given: Mass (m) = 1250 kg Acceleration (a) = 16.5 m/s²

We can substitute these values into the equation:

Force (F) = 1250 kg * 16.5 m/s² = 20625 N

So, the unbalanced force acting on the dragster is 20625 Newtons.

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