Question

If an object went from 0 m/s to 6 m/s in 1.7 seconds after a 10 N force was applied to it; what is the object's mass? No links pls

Answer 1

The force acting on the object is constant, so the acceleration of the object is also constant. By definition of average acceleration, this acceleration was

a = ∆v / ∆t = (6 m/s - 0) / (1.7 s) ≈ 3.52941 m/s²

By Newton's second law, the magnitude of the force F is proportional to the acceleration a according to

F = m a

where m is the object's mass. Solving for m gives

m = F / a = (10 N) / (3.52941 m/s²) ≈ 2.8 kg