Answer :
We are asked to determine the force required to stop a car traveling at a speed of 28 m/s in 5.8s. To do that we will calculate the acceleration of the car first. The acceleration is determined using the following equation:
[tex]v_f=v_0+at_{}[/tex]Where
[tex]\begin{gathered} v_f,v_0=\text{ final and initial velocities} \\ a=\text{ acceleration} \\ t=\text{ time} \end{gathered}[/tex]Since we are calculating the force when the car stops this means that the final velocity is zero:
[tex]0=v_0+at[/tex]Now we solve for the acceleration "a", first by subtracting the initial velocity from both sides:
[tex]-v_0=at[/tex]Now we divide by the time "t":
[tex]-\frac{v_0}{t}=a[/tex]Now we substitute the values:
[tex]-\frac{28\frac{m}{s}}{5.8s}=a[/tex]Solving the operations we get:
[tex]-4.83\frac{m}{s^2}^{}=a[/tex]Now, we use Newton's second law to determine the force:
[tex]F=ma[/tex]Where:
[tex]\begin{gathered} F=\text{ force} \\ m=\text{ mass} \\ a=\text{ acceleration} \end{gathered}[/tex]Substituting the value we get:
[tex]F=(1273\operatorname{kg})(-4.83\frac{m}{s^2})[/tex]Solving the operations we get:
[tex]F=-6148.59N[/tex]Therefore, the required force is -6148.59 Newtons. The negative sign means that the force is acting in the opposite direction of the movement of the car.