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A object has a mass of 4 kg and is accelerating at 3 m/s2.The net force acting on the object is [] N.

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In order to calculate the net force acting on the object, we can use the second law of Newton:


\sum ^{}_{}F=m\cdot a

So, for a mass of 4 kg and an acceleration of 3 m/s², we have:


\begin{gathered} F=4\cdot3 \\ F=12\text{ N} \end{gathered}

Therefore the net force is 12 Newtons.

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