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The average Olympic runner has a mass of 67.8 kg and accelerates at 10.38
m/s2. What is the force accelerated by an Olympic runner?

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Answer:

696.98 N

Step-by-step explanation:

The force acting on an object given it's mass and acceleration can be found by using the formula

force = mass × acceleration

From the question we have

force = 67.8 × 10.28 = 696.984

We have the final answer as

696.98 N

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