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11.1 - Newton's Second Law |
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Written by Mr. Emrich
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Tuesday, 09 December 2008 22:31 |
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Page 1 of 2 From Newton's first law, and by analysing the inertia of an object, what must we do to accelerate an object?
Apply a force!
What if the object is really, really massive?
Apply a really, really large force?
Let's see if we can develop an equation for it.
If we look at the table below, we see a number of cars, and their mass, 0-100 km/h time and power output.
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Vehicle
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Mass
(kg)
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Power
(kW)
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0-100 km/h
(s)
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| Bugatti Veyron |
1890
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736
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2.5
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| Lamborghini LP560-4 |
1530
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412
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3.6
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| BMW 325i |
1475
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143
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7.2
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| Caterham R500 |
506
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193
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2.8
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| Suzuki Hayabusa |
215
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130
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3.2
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Think About It:
What kind of conclusions can you draw from the information in the table?
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 January 2010 11:35 |