Suppose a young boy pushes a supermarket cart with a mass of #30# #kg#. How much force does he use if the cart accelerates at #3.5# #m##/s^2#?

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Daniel H.
Mar 7, 2018

This is Newton's 2nd Law: F = ma

Explanation:

This is a direct application of the formula:

#F = 30kg xx 3.5m/{s^2}#N

I'll let you finish the problem. Your units are Newtons, which is the international unit of Force and is defined in terms of #{kg xx m}/{s^2}#

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