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The net force acting on a 5 kg discus is 50 n. what is the acceleration of the discus

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Answer: 10 m/s^2

Step-by-step explanation:

1) The second law of Newton gives the definition and formula to calculate the net force:

Net force acting on an object = mass * acceleration.

2) From that, when you know the net force acting of the object and its mass, you can solve for the acceleration:

acceleration = Net force / mass

acceleration = 50 N / 5 kg = 10 m/s^2, which is the answer.
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