Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
Trolley A has a mass of and trolley B . Each is pushed with the same net force of on a smooth floor.
Newton's second law: , where is the net force. Plan: draw the forces, find the net force, use , then the equations of motion (, , ).
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. (a) A: . B: .
Step 2. (b) times: B has three times the mass.
Step 3. (c) It doubles, to : acceleration grows in step with the force.
Answer: and ; times; it doubles.
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