Question

An object with a mass of 7.60 kg is moving to the right and experiences an applied force of 50 N to the right. The friction force on this object is 30 N to the left. What is the acceleration of the object?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

We will use the equation F - f = ma, which is a fancy way of stating Newton's 2nd Law.

F = +50.0,

f = -30.0,

m = 7.60 kg. Therefore:

50.0 - 30.0 = 7.60a and

20.0 = 7.60a and

a = 20.0/7.60 so

a = 2.63 m/s/s to the right