A driver accelerates his car first at the rate of 1.8 m/s2 and then at the rate of 1.2 m/s2. Calculate the ratio of the force exerted by the engine in the two cases.
Initial rate of acceleration = 1.2 m/s2
Rate of acceleration = 1.2 m/s2
Let m be the mass of the car.
Then,
Ratio of the force exerted by the engine is,
Therefore, the ratio is 3:2.