Your bike gets a flat tire. Its mass is 10 kg and you are able to accelerate your bike .5 m/s/s. What is the force on the bike.. Thanks for your help :)

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asked Sep 4, 2022 61.3k views

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CeccoCQ · Answer 1 · 2022-09-09T11:18:56+0000

Answer:

50N

Step-by-step explanation:

Given parameters:

Mass of the bike = 10kg

Acceleration = 5m/s²

Unknown:

Force on the bike = ?

Solution:

To solve this problem, we apply Newton's second law of motion.

Force = mass x acceleration

Force = 10 x 5 = 50N