Question

A force of 20 N acts upon a 5 kg block. How do you calculate the acceleration of the object?

Answer 1

You may use Newton's Second Law: `SigmavecF=mveca`.

Explanation:

Assuming the motion along `x` with constant force, you'llhave (dropping the vectors):
`F_x=ma_x`
`20=5a_x`
rearranging:
`a_x=20/5=4m/s^2`