Question

The masses of four vehicles and the net forces acting on them as they enter a highway are recorded in the table below. Vehicle Mass (kg) Force (N) Sedan 1400 5250 SUV 1900 5250 Truck 2100 5250 RV 2500 5250 Which vehicle has the greatest acceleration as it enters the highway?

Answer 1

if you use Newton's 2nd rule:

F = m* a (force = mass * acceleration)

you can rearrange the terms to:

a = F/m (acceleration = Force/mass)

which will let you solve for acceleration.