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A force of 40N is applied to a 28 g mass, what is the acceleration? (round to the hundredths place)

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Answer:

1428.6m/s²

Step-by-step explanation:

Given parameters:

Force applied on the body = 40N

Mass of the body = 28g

1000g = 1kg

28g will therefore be 0.028kg

Unknown:

Acceleration = ?

Solution:

To solve this problem, we use the expression derived from Newton's second law of motion.

Force = mass x acceleration

Insert the parameters and solve;

40 = 0.028 x acceleration

Acceleration =
(40)/(0.028) = 1428.6m/s²

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