How fast will an object with a mass of #4 kg# accelerate if a force of #3 N# is constantly applied to it?

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-04T21:41:20

#0.75 m/(s^2)#

#F=ma#

The unit Newton is equivalent to #("kg"*"m")/("s"^2)#

We know the force and the mass, so we can solve for the acceleration (assuming no friction losses):

#3=4a#

#3/color(red)(4)=(cancel(4)a)/color(red)(cancel(4))#

#color(green)(a=3/4m/s^2=0.75m/s^2#