Question

A soccer player kicks a soccer ball with a force of 1.8 N. If the mass of the ball is .43 kg. How fast will the ball accelerate?

Answer 1

Answer:

The acceleration of the ball is 4.18 [m/s^2]

Explanation:

By Newton's second law we can find the acceleration of the ball

$F = m*a\\where:\\F = force applied [N] or [kg*m/s^2]\\m = mass of the ball [kg]\\a = acceleration [m/s^s]$

Now we have:

$a = F/m\\a = \frac{1.8 [kg*m/s^s]}{0.43[kg]} \\a = 4.18 [kg]$

Answer 2

Answer: The acceleration of the ball is a = 4.186m/s^2

Explanation: By the second Newton's Law we have that:

F = m*a

where F is force, m is mass and a is accleration.

In this case, we have F = 1.8N and m = 0.43kg, so we have to solve the equation:

1.8N = 0.43kg*a

a = 1.8N/0.43kg = 4.186m/s^2