Question

A book has a mass of 50 kilograms and an acceleration of 5 m/s/s. What is the force on the book?

Answer 1

The force on the book is 250N.

Explanation:

Newton's second law states that the equation for the force is:

`F = ma`

In which m is the mass, in kilograms, and a is the acceleration, in m/s². F is the force measured in N.

In this question:

`m = 50, a = 5`

So

`F = ma = 50*5 = 250`

The force on the book is 250N.