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A net force of 450 N applied to a car results in the car accelerating at 0.360 m/. What is the mass of the car?
162 kg
12300 kg
1250 kg
1590 kg

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Use Newton's Second Law:

Force equals Mass times Acceleration.

Force = 450 ...

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