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3 years ago

A 100 kg bag of sand has a weight on 100 N. When dropped its acceleration is what?

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Anettt [7]3 years ago

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Answer:

The acceleration of the bag of sand is $1\ m/s^2$ .

Explanation:

We have,

Mass of a bag of sand is 100 kg

Weight of the bag of sand is 100 N

It is required to find the acceleration of the bag when it is dropped. The weight of an object is given by :

$F =ma$

When it is dropped, a = g

$g=\dfrac{F}{m}\\\\g=\dfrac{100}{100}\\\\g=1\ m/s^2$

So, the acceleration of the bag of sand is $1\ m/s^2$ .

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