Question

A 500 N force acts on a 30 kg boulder. What is the acceleration of the boulder?

Answer 1

Answer:

Acceleration, a = 16.667m/s²

Explanation:

Given the following data;

Force = 500N

Mass = 30kg

To find the acceleration;

Force is given by the multiplication of mass and acceleration.

Mathematically, Force is;

$F = ma$

Where;

• F represents force.

• m represents the mass of an object.

• a represents acceleration.

Making acceleration (a) the subject, we have;

$Acceleration (a) = \frac{F}{m}$

Substituting into the equation;

$Acceleration (a) = \frac{500}{30}$

Acceleration, a = 16.667m/s²

Therefore, the acceleration of the boulder is 16.667m/s²