Instructions: Read and answer the word problems below. Show your solution.
1. A huge stone is pushed with 30N of force and the stone's mass is 88kg. What is the acceleration of the stone?
2. A car is being towed. If its mass is 1,750kg and it accelerated at 5m/²s, how much net force is involved?
3. What is the mass of an object if it accelerated at 7.5m/s², and the force applied is 12.5N?
Answers & Comments
Problem 1:
Given:
F = 30 N
m = 88 kg
Required:
a
Solution:
F = ma
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Problem 2:
Given:
m = 1,750 kg
a = 5 m/s²
Required:
F
Solution:
F = ma
F = (1,750 kg)(5 m/s²)
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Problem 3:
Given:
F = 12.5 N
a = 7.5 m/s²
Required:
m
Solution:
F = ma