Need help. A motorcycle and rider have a total massequal to 200kg. The rider app

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Need help. A motorcycle and rider have a total massequal to 200kg. The rider applies the brakes, causing themotorcycle to accelerate at a rate of -2.5m/s^2. What is thenet force on the motorcycle? I need to have this worked out, so I understand itbetter. Thank you. Need help. A motorcycle and rider have a total massequal to 200kg. The rider applies the brakes, causing themotorcycle to accelerate at a rate of -2.5m/s^2. What is thenet force on the motorcycle? I need to have this worked out, so I understand itbetter. Thank you.

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Net force on the motorcycle is F = ma          =200kg*-2.5m/s^2          =-500N Negative sign indicates that the force is opposite to thedirection of motion of motion of the motorcycle.
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