A falling ball of mass 0.5 kg experiences a downward force due to gravity of mg (where g = 9.8 m/s2) and an upward force of air

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resistance equal to 3.5 N. What is the ball's acceleration in units of m/s2? Record your answer.

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schepotkina [342] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-21T15:32:24+03:00

Applying Newton's Second Law of Motion, the acceleration of the ball is 16.8 $m/s^2$

Given the following data:

To find ball's acceleration, we would apply Newton's Second Law of Motion:

First of all, we would determine the net force acting on the ball.

$Net \; force = Upward\;force + Downward\;force$

$Downward\;force = 0.5$ × $9.8$

Downward force = 4.9 N

$Net \; force = 3.5 + 4.9$

Net force = 8.4 N

Mathematically, Newton's Second Law of Motion is given by this formula;

$Acceleration = \frac{Net\;force}{Mass}\\\\Acceleration = \frac{8.4}{0.5}$

Acceleration = 16.8  $m/s^2$ 

Therefore, the acceleration of the ball is 16.8 $m/s^2$