Question

is this true or false? an object with a mass of 9.0kg has an acceleration of 3m/s2. the force acting on it is 3N

Answer 1

The answer is "False". The force acting on the object is 27 N.

According to Newton's second law, when a force F acts on am object of mass m, it produces an acceleration a. The force is given by the expression,

`F=ma`

Thus, if the body has a mass of 9.0 kg and if it has an acceleration of 3 m/s², then, on substituting the values in the equation for force,

`F=ma\\ =(9.0kg)(3m/s^2)\\ =27N`

Thus, it can be seen that the force acting on the body is 27 N and not 3 N as is mentioned in the statement. Hence the statement is false.