What's the net force acting on an 18-kg object if the net force causes an acceleration of 3.0 m/s2?

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Meave60
Oct 1, 2015

The net force is #54"N"#.

Explanation:

The net force acting on an object is determined by multiplying the mass in kg times its acceleration in #"m/s"^2"#, or #"F"_"net"=ma"#.

Known:
#m=18"kg"#
#a=3.0"m/s"^2#

Unknown:
#"F"_"net"#

Equation:
#"F"_"net"=ma"#

Solution:

#"F"_"net"=18"kg"xx3.0"m/s"^2=54 "N"#

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