Question

You exert a 0.98 N rightward force on a 2.43 kg cart.

a. What should the acceleration of the cart be without friction?

Answer 1

`0.4033ms^(-2)`

Step-by-step explanation:

Newton's second law of motion describes the relationship between an object's mass and the amount of force needed to accelerate it.

This law can be expresses as F=ma,

where

• F - force acting on an object
• m- the mass of an object
• a - its acceleration

The more mass an object has, the more force you need to accelerate it. And the greater the force, the greater the object's acceleration.

applying F=ma

`a=(net.force)/(mass)\\ a=(0.98)/(2.43) \\a=0.4033ms^(-2)`