Question

What acceleration will you give to a 28.9 kg

box if you push it with a force of 87.2 N?
Answer in units of m/s².

Answer 1

acceleration = 3.02 m/s²

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the acceleration, we can use the formula for force:

`\boxed{F = ma}`,

where:

F = force applied

m = mass of object

a = resultant acceleration.

We can rearrange the above formula to make acceleration (a) the subject:

`a = (F)/(m)`

⇒ a =
`(87.2)/(28.9)`

⇒ a = 3.02 m/s²

Therefore the acceleration given to the box is 3.02 m/s².