Five persons A , B , C , D and E are pulling a cart of mass 100 kg on a smooth surface and the cart is moving with an acceleration of 3 m s - 2 in the east direction. If another person F comes and sta

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Five persons A , B , C , D and E are pulling a cart of mass 100 kg on a smooth surface and the cart is moving with an acceleration of 3 m s - 2 in the east direction. If another person F comes and starts pulling the cart with a force of 100 N due west, then the acceleration of the cart will be

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Due to the five people the net force on the cart is

$F_{1} = 100 \times 3 = 300 N$ due east

After the force applied by the person $F$ , the net force is

$F_{net} = 300 - 100 = 200 N$

$F_{net} = 200 = 100 \times a$

$\Rightarrow a = 2 m s^{- 2}$

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