Question

A football player kicks a 0.94 kg football with a force of 2.4 N. Calculate the acceleration of the football as the player kicks the ball. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a m/s2.

Answer 1

Answer: The acceleration is 2.6m/s^2

Explanation: Using Newton's second law, we may see that F = m*a

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

In this case, when the football player kicks the ball, the force is 2.4N, and the mass of the ball is 0.94kg.

We want to find the acceleration of the ball during this process, then we need to solve the equation for a.

2.4N = 0.94kg*a

a= 2.4N/0.94kg = 2.55m/s^2

And we need to round it to the nearest tenth, this means that we need to round it to the first number after the decimal point.

then, the acceleration is 2.6m/s^2

Answer 2

The acceleration of the football is 2.6 m/s2