Question

A boat is floating on still water.

The mass of the boat is 290 000 kg. A resultant force of 50 kN acts on the boat.
Calculate the acceleration of the boat.​

Answer 1

formula F=ma here mass=290000kg and force in standard unit 50×1000=50000 so a=f/m , a=50000/290000=0.17241 so a=0.17241

Answer 2

Answer : The acceleration of the boat is,
`0.1724m/s^2`

Explanation :

Formula used :

`F=ma`

where,

F = force on object = 50 kN = 50000 N

m = mass of boat = 290000 kg

a = acceleration of the boat = ?

Now put all the given values in the above formula, we get:

`50000N=(290000kg)* a`

`a=0.1724m/s^2`

Thus, the acceleration of the boat is,
`0.1724m/s^2`