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If a ball is given acceleration of 3.0 meters/second2 while being pushed with a force of 0.75 newtons, what is the mass of the ball?

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By definition of Newton's second law we have to:


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Where,

F: Applied force

m: mass of the object

a: acceleration of the object

Clearing the mass we have:


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Substituting values we have:


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Answer:

The mass of the ball is:


m = 0.25 Kg

User Kevin Bullaughey
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Mass = force/acceleration. Mass = 0.75/3. The mass is therefore 0.25 units.
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