How do I determine the mass of a car without turning the car on?
Posted November 28th, 2009 by admin 2 Comments »
Sam Peltier asked:
My physics lab requires me to find the mass of a van without turning it on. My group can move the car, but we cannot turn it on. We can use the following items:
-3 Bathroom scales
-1 Stopwatch
-1 Measuring tape
My physics lab requires me to find the mass of a van without turning it on. My group can move the car, but we cannot turn it on. We can use the following items:
-3 Bathroom scales
-1 Stopwatch
-1 Measuring tape
I have to incorporate friction. To find the friction coefficient, we will push the car at a constant velocity with the bathroom scales between us and the car. The total force shown on the scales will be the amount of force needed to overcome friction resistance. I do not know what to do after that.