How fast will an object with a mass of 16 kg accelerate if a force of 20 N is constantly applied to it?

2 Answers
Mar 30, 2018

a=1.25m/s^2

Explanation:

The second law of newton is sumF=ma

So if you want to have the acceleration:
a=(sumF)/m

You have
sumF =20N
m=16 kg

So:
a=(20N)/(16kg)
a=1.25m/s^2

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Mar 30, 2018

1.25 \ "m/s"^2

Explanation:

We use Newton's second law of motion, which states that,

F=ma

  • m is the mass of the object in kilograms

  • a is the acceleration in meters per second

Solving for acceleration, we get,

a=F/m

Now, we simply plug in the given values, and get,

a=(20 \ "N")/(16 \ "kg")

=1.25 \ "m/s"^2