Question

A net force of 20 N is applied to a 5 kg object. What is the acceleration of the object?

Answer 1

Answer:

$4ms^{-2}$

Explanation:

F = ma

Rearrange to get acceleration on its own:

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

Substitute 20 for F and 5 for m:

a = $\frac{20}{5}$ = 4 meters/second/second