An airplane with a mass of 1.40 x 10^4 kg tows a glider with a mass of 0.500 x 10^4 kg. If the acceleration of the aircraft is 2.5 m/s^2, what is the thrust provided by the airplane's propellers? (Disregard friction)

a) 4.75 x 10^4 N

b) 2.50 x 10^4 N

c) 18.3 x 10^4 N

d) 3.65 x 10^4 N

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15 October, 07:11

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Aidan Zavala · Answer 1

Aidan Zavala 15 October, 08:14

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A=4.75 x 10^4

F = (m1+m2) a

An airplane with a mass of 1.40 x 10^4 kg tows a glider with a mass of 0.500 x 10^4 kg. If the acceleration of the aircraft is 2.5 m/s^2, what is the thrust provided by the airplane's propellers? (Disregard friction)a) 4.75 x 10^4 Nb) 2.50 x 10^4 Nc) 18.3 x 10^4 Nd) 3.65 x 10^4 N