An electric toy car with a mass of 7 kg is powered by a motor with a voltage of 2 V and a current supply of 2 A. How long will it take for the toy car to accelerate from rest to 7 m/s?

1 Answer
Mar 24, 2017

The time is =42.9s

Explanation:

Voltage is U=2V

Current is I=2A

The power is

P=UI=2*2=4W

Velocity is v=7ms^-1

Mass is m=7kg

The kinetic energy is

KE=1/2mv^2=1/2*7*7^2=171.5J

But,

E=P*t

The time is t=E/P=171.5/4=42.9s