Comments on: How do I determine the mass of a car without turning the car on? http://www.cargearusa.com/blog/how-do-i-determine-the-mass-of-a-car-without-turning-the-car-on/ Fri, 18 May 2012 01:40:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: billrussell42 http://www.cargearusa.com/blog/how-do-i-determine-the-mass-of-a-car-without-turning-the-car-on/comment-page-1/#comment-8164 billrussell42 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:47:37 +0000 http://www.cargearusa.com/blog/how-do-i-determine-the-mass-of-a-car-without-turning-the-car-on/#comment-8164 Put two scales under the front wheels and record the weigh. Repeat for the rear wheels. Add them up. Use acceleration of gravity constant to convert to mass. Scales must work for 1/4 of the weight. .<a href="http://www.djthings.com/skb-m4336"> billrussell42</a> Put two scales under the front wheels and record the weigh. Repeat for the rear wheels. Add them up. Use acceleration of gravity constant to convert to mass. Scales must work for 1/4 of the weight.

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]]> By: N http://www.cargearusa.com/blog/how-do-i-determine-the-mass-of-a-car-without-turning-the-car-on/comment-page-1/#comment-8163 N Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:30:34 +0000 http://www.cargearusa.com/blog/how-do-i-determine-the-mass-of-a-car-without-turning-the-car-on/#comment-8163 You have to use the stop watch to find the amount of time it takes to accelerate the van a measured distance (using the measuring tape). If you know the starting velocity (0m/s), the distance traveled (measured), and the time it takes to travel the measured distance, you can calculate the acceleration of the van. x(t) = 1/2 a t^2 Using the scales you can measure the average force applied to accelerate the van. Using F=ma , you can solve for the mass.<a href="http://www.resumeminers.com/universities/culinary-degree.htm"> N</a> You have to use the stop watch to find the amount of time it takes to accelerate the van a measured distance (using the measuring tape). If you know the starting velocity (0m/s), the distance traveled (measured), and the time it takes to travel the measured distance, you can calculate the acceleration of the van.

x(t) = 1/2 a t^2

Using the scales you can measure the average force applied to accelerate the van.
Using F=ma , you can solve for the mass. N

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