A 960 kg car is pulling a 310 kg trailer together the car


A 960 kg car is pulling a 310 kg trailer. Together the car and trailer move forward with an acceleration of 2.00 m/s2. Ignore any frictional force of air drag on the car and all frictional forces on the trailer.

(a) Determine the net force on the car.

(b) Determine the net force on the trailer.

(c) Determine the force exerted by the trailer on the car.

(d) Determine the resultant force exerted by the car on the road. (Assume that the forward direction is along the +x-direction.)

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