Question

Newton’s Second Law establishes the relationship between mass, net applied force, and acceleration given by F=ma. Consider a 4 kg box of holiday candy on a horizontal surface such as a table. There is a 10N applied force to the right and a 2N force to the left. The box accelerates with a magnitude of _________?

Answer 1

a= 2 m/s^2

Step-by-step explanation:

take to the right as positive

let Ftot be the total forces acting on the box , m be the mass of the box and a be the acceleration of the box.

Ftot = 10 - 2 = 8 N

and,

Ftot = ma

a = Ftot/m

= 8/4

= 2 m/s^2

therefore, the acceleration of the box is of magnitude of 2 m/s^2.