Question

A net force of 60 N north acts on an object with a mass of 30 kg. Use Newton's second law of

motion to calculate the amount of acceleration the object will experience. Then explain how the
amount of acceleration will change if the net force or the mass of the object increases.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

F = ma. For us, this looks like

60 = 30a and

a = 2 m/s/s

If the force goes up to, say, 90, then

90 = 30a and

a = 3...if the force goes up, the acceleration also goes up.

If the mass goes up to say, 60, and the force stays the same, then

60 = 60a and

a = 1...if the mass goes up, the acceleration goes down.