Acarmaker has designed a car that can reach a maximum acceleration of 12 meters/second2. the car’s mass is 1,515 kilograms. assuming the same engine is used, what should the car’s mass be if the carmaker wants to reach an acceleration of 15 meters/second2?

Independent variable is something that is changed in a experiment. 

Attach the free body diagram and i will you answer the question.! : d

Since you have not included the experiment situation and the data, of course, i can not give you specific details about it. but i can you with this question.1) i will assume that the motion is projectile (parabolic) motion.2) yes, the horizontal distance depends on the horizontal velocity as, naming vx the horizontal velocity and t the time, it is: x = vx × t3) now, observe that the flight time depends on the vertical velocity as, naming voy the initial vertical velocity, t the time and y the vertical distance before reaching the ground: y = yo + voy×t - gt² / 2.the higher the initial vertical velocity (voy) the longer the object will be flying and so t will be higher in the equation for the horizontal distance.that explains the relationship between the horizontal distance and the horizontal velocity.