Question

A 3.0 N force and a 5.0 N force are acting in opposite directions on the same 5.0 kg ball. What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the ball?

Answer 1

To find the magnitude,

F = ma

Here the total force = 5 - 3 = 2N because the two forces are acting in opposite directions.

2 = 5a

2/5 = a

0.4 m/s^2 = a

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