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) John pushes a loaded wheelbarrow, which is initially at rest, with a constant horizontal force of 10 newtons. The mass of the wheelbarrow is 15 kg. Neglect friction forces.
a) What is the constant acceleration of the wheelbarrow?
b) If John pushes the wheelbarrow for 3 seconds, what distance does the wheelbarrow cover during this time?
c) What is the speed of the wheelbarrow after 3 seconds?

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a. The acceleration of the wheel barrow is:
a = F/m
a = 10/15
a = 0.67 ...

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