A motorcar is moving with a velocity of 108 km/h and it takes 4 s to stop after the brakes are applied. Calculate the force exerted by the brakes on the motorcar if its mass along with the passengers in the motorcar is 1000 kg.
Here,
Initial velocity of motorcar, u = 108 km h-1
The brakes are aplied and motorcar comes to rest.
So,
Final velocity= 0
Time taken for the motorcar to stop, t = 4s
MAss of the motorcar, m = 1000 kg
Force,
The negative sign shows that the force exerted by the brakes is opposite to the direction of motion of motorcar.