Well, if the bag is moving across the floor at a constant velocity. Then I would assume that the Fnet force is equal to 0, and thus the value of acceleration would also be equal to 0.
I believe its the law of inertia
Using Newton's Second Law, we can find the air resistance. We know the net force is equal to mass times acceleration.
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
<em>a</em> = ∆<em>v</em> / ∆<em>t</em> = (6 m/s - 0) / (1.7 s) ≈ 3.52941 m/s²
By Newton's second law, the magnitude of the force <em>F</em> is proportional to the acceleration <em>a</em> according to
<em>F</em> = <em>m a</em>
where <em>m</em> is the object's mass. Solving for <em>m</em> gives
<em>m</em> = <em>F</em> / <em>a</em> = (10 N) / (3.52941 m/s²) ≈ 2.8 kg
