Maximum acceleration while towing · CAP 2003 #14

Physics · mechanics

Problem

A car has a maximum acceleration of

3.0 \text{ m/s}^2

. Its maximum acceleration while towing another car twice its mass, assuming no skidding, would be (a)

3.0 \text{ m/s}^2

; (b)

1.5 \text{ m/s}^2

; (c)

1.0 \text{ m/s}^2

; (d)

0.5 \text{ m/s}^2