Newton's second law states that the net force equals the product of mass and acceleration. A boat's mass of is #9.6×105 kg# and it experiences a net force of #1.5×104 kg*m/s^2#. What is its acceleration?
1 Answer
Jun 15, 2016
Explanation:
Newton's second law states that:
#color(blue)(|bar(ul(color(white)(a/a)F_"net"=macolor(white)(a/a)|)))# where:
#F_"net"=# net force
#m=# mass
#a=# acceleration
To solve for acceleration, rearrange the formula in terms of
#a=(F_"net")/m#
Plug in your known values.
#a=(1.5xx104kg*m/s^2)/(9.6xx105kg)# Note:
#kg*m/s^2# is also equal to#1N# .
Solve for
#a=(1.5xx104color(red)cancelcolor(black)(kg)*m/s^2)/(9.6xx105color(red)cancelcolor(black)(kg))#
#a=color(green)(|bar(ul(color(white)(a/a)color(black)(0.15m/s^2)color(white)(a/a)|)))#