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How fast will an object with a mass of #16 kg# accelerate if a force of #8 N# is constantly applied to it?

Answer 1

Leo Abeyta

#0.5 \ "m/s"^2#

Newton's second law states that

#F=ma#, where #m# is the mass of the object in kilograms, and #a# is the acceleration of the object in #"m/s"^2#.

So, we need to solve for acceleration, and we rearrange the equation into:

#a=F/m#

Plugging in the given values, we get

#a=(8 \ "N")/(16 \ "kg")#

#=0.5 \ "m/s"^2#

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Answer 2

Layla Ahmed

#a = 0.5 m/s^2#

Knowing an object's mass and the net force acting on it, we can find the acceleration using Newton's 2nd Law. The formula that applies Newton's 2nd Law is #F = m*a#.

Solving for #a# gives us

#a = F/m#

The force on the 16 kg object is 8 N, plugging that data into the last equation

#a = (8 N)/(16 kg) = 0.5 m/s^2#

I hope this helps, Steve

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Answer 3

Adam Arnold

The object will accelerate at a rate of (0.5 , \text{m/s}^2).

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