A roller of mass 500kg is attached by a light horizontal chain to a tractor of mass 500kg. Assume the force offriction exerted by the ground to be 1000N. If the system has a forward acceleration of 2ms^(-2), calculate (i) the total force required for the motion and (ii) the tension in the chain.

A roller of mass 500kg is attached by a light horizontal chain to a tr

1.	A roller of mass 500kg is attached by a light horizontal chain to a tractor of mass 500kg. Assume the force offriction exerted by the ground to be 1000N. If the system has a forward acceleration of 2ms^(-2), calculate (i) the total force required for the motion and (ii) the tension in the chain.
Answer» SOLUTION :(i) Total force= total MAS `xx` acceleration `+` FRICTIONAL force `=12000N` (ii) Tension= Mass of ROLLER `xx` acceleration `+` frictional force `=1100N`