A tractor is trying to pull a 1 tonne trailer with a spring in the connection between them. The spring has a spring constant of 0.125 MN/m. The spring stretches by 80 mm. What is the acceleration of the tractor (in m/s2)?

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A tractor is trying to pull a 1 tonne trailer with a spring in the connection between them. The spring has a spring constant of 0.125 MN/m. The spring
stretches by 80 mm. What is the acceleration of the tractor (in m/s-)?
Transcribed Image Text:QUESTION 3 A tractor is trying to pull a 1 tonne trailer with a spring in the connection between them. The spring has a spring constant of 0.125 MN/m. The spring stretches by 80 mm. What is the acceleration of the tractor (in m/s-)?
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