A boy pushes a box with a net force of 20 N, if the box has a mass of 10 kg, what is the acceleration of the box? (Numeric answer only, no units)

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asked Aug 17, 2023 202k views

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Compbugs · Answer 1 · 2023-08-23T01:07:59+0000

Given:

$\begin{gathered} F=\text{ 20N} \\ m=10\operatorname{kg} \\ a=\text{?} \end{gathered}$

We have from Newton's second law of motion:

Substitute the values,

$\begin{gathered} 20=10* a \\ a=(20)/(10) \\ a=2\text{ } \end{gathered}$

Hence the acceleration of the box is 2 m/s^2, that is