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What is the acceleration of an object that has a mass of 4.0 kg if the net force acting on it is 26N

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Use Newton's Second Law: Fnet = ma
where Fnet = total net force, m = mass of object, and a = acceleration of object.

You are given Fnet = 26N and m = 4.0kg. Plug them into the equation and solve for a:

26 = 4.0a

a = 6.5

The answer is 6.5 m/s^2
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