Question

Tori applies a force of 20 newtons to move a bookcase with a mass of 40 kg. What

Answer 1

Answer:

Acceleration, a = 0.5m/s²

Explanation:

Given the following data;

Force, f = 20N

Mass = 40kg

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;

$Acceleration (a) = \frac{20}{40}$

Acceleration, a = 0.5m/s²

Therefore, the acceleration of the bookcase is 0.5m/s²