Question

A force of 20 n acts upon a 5 kg block, calculate acceleration of the object

Answer 1

1. Newton's Second Law tells us how to calculate the acceleration if we know the force and the mass.
  F = m a
We are interested in determining the acceleration, so we divide both sides of the equation by m to get F / m = a a = (20 N) / (5 kg) a = 4 N / kg = 4 (kg m /s2 ) / kg = 4 m / s 2

Answer 2

Answer:

the acceleration is:$4m/s^2$

Explanation:

We have information about the force acting on an object and the mass of that object:

$F=20N$

and

$m=5kg$

Given these data, we can use Newton's second law:

$F=ma$

Where $F$ is the force acting on the object, $m$ is the mass of the object and $a$ is the acceleration.

Since we need $a$ we clear for it in the equation:

$a=\frac{F}{m}$

And finally, we replace the values we already know:

$a=\frac{20N}{5kg} =4m/s^2$

The acceleration of the object is $4m/s^2$