Question

A little car has a maximum acceleration of 2.57 m/s 2. What is the maximum acceleration of the little car if it tows another car that has the same mass?

Answer 1

(ma)/m = a
a = a
(ma)/2m = a
a/2 = a
2.57 / 2 = 1.285 m/s^2

Answer 2

I wrote that in a strange way so if you don't understand I can clean it up if needed.