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How much force must a locomotive exert on a 12840-kg boxcar to make it accelerate forward at 0.490 m/s2?

Henry, whose mass is 95 kg, stands on a bathroom scale in an elevator. the scale reads 830 n for the first 2.4 s after the elevator starts moving, then 930 n for the next 2.4 s. part a what is the elevator's speed 4.8 s after starting? express your answer with the appropriate units.

Suppose that 27 j of work is needed to stretch a spring from its natural length of 6 m to a length of 9 m. (a) how much work is needed to stretch the spring from 12 m to 14 m? j (b) how far beyond its natural length will a force of 78 n keep the spring stretched?