Question

What acceleration will you give to a 27.7 kg box if you push it with a force of 86.1 N, in terms of meter per seconds squared?

Answer 1

`3.11 m/s^2`

Explanation:

Assuming there is no friction or other forces acting on the box, we can simply apply Newton's 2nd law.
`F = ma`

In this case we know the force (`F`) and the mass (`m`). So we just need to solve for the acceleration (`a`).

`a = F/m`

`a = (86.1 N)/(27.7 kg) = 3.11 m/s^2`