The force exerted by the car during the 5s acceleration is 5,220 N
The mass of the car, m = 870 kg
The car accelerated towards the east for 5 seconds
Speed of the car = 30 m/s
The force exerted by the car can be found using the formula
Force = mass x acceleration
But we know that
Acceleration = velocity / time
Therefore, the force formula becomes
F = (m x v) / t
where F is Force
m is mass
v is velocity and
t is the time period
Let us substitute the known values in the above formula, we get
F = 870 x 30 / 5
= 26,100 / 5
F = 5,220 N
Therefore, the force exerted by the car is 5,220 N
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