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Nikolas has a idea that he could use the compressed carbon dioxide in a fire extinguisher to propel him on his skateboard. Nikolas, the fire extinguisher, and the skateboard have a combined mass of 50kg. What force would the fire extinguisher have to produce to propel nikolas if he wanted to accelerate at a rate of 1.2 m/s^2? Round your answer to the nearest whole newton. 60 N which of Newton’s laws did nikolas have to use to calculate this force

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Answer:

second law

Step-by-step explanation:

User Florian Friedrich
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The answer is 60 N.

Solution:
Force = mass x acceleration
mass= 50 kg
acceleration = 1.2 m/s^2
Force = 50 kg x 1.2 m/s^2
Force = 60 kg m/s^2
Force = 60 N

User Daniel Cukier
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