A bus of mass 760 kg requires 120 m to reach certain velocity value Vf. Ignore friction and drag forces and assume the bus engine exerts a constant forward force F. When the bus is towing a 330-kg small car, how long-distance needed to reach the same Vf? If the Vf of the bus is 28 m/s, what is the tension in the tow cable between bus and small car?

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  1. A bus of mass 760 kg requires 120 m to reach certain velocity value Vf. Ignore friction and drag forces and assume the bus engine exerts a constant forward force F. When the bus is towing a 330-kg small car, how long-distance needed to reach the same Vf?

If the Vf of the bus is 28 m/s, what is the tension in the tow cable between bus and small car?

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