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What force is needed to accelerate an object 5 m/s^2 if the object has a mass of 10kg?

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It is important to pay attention to the fundamental units in the given information of physics problems; if you carefully arrange a system so the units cancel out appropriately, the answer is usually correct.

Force is mass x acceleration, and the units of force are (Kg/m·s²). In this system, a 10 Kg system is accelerated by 5 m/s². Simply multiply:
10 Kg x 5 m/s² = 50 Kg·m/s² = 50 Newtons
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