Question

A boy drops his toy off the bunk bed. The distance to the floor is 2.5m. It takes one second to reach the floor. Gravity accelerates objects on earth at 9.8m/s square. The earth's gravity applies 50 newton of force to the toy? What is the toy's mass?

Answer 1

The mass of the toy is 5.10 kg.

Step-by-step explanation:

The weight of an object is equal to the force of gravity acting on it. The formula to calculate weight is weight = mass * acceleration due to gravity (w = m * g). In this case, we know that the force of gravity acting on the toy is 50 Newtons and the acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 m/s². We can rearrange the formula to solve for mass: mass = weight / acceleration due to gravity.

Using the given information, we can plug in the values into the formula: mass = 50 N / 9.8 m/s². Simplifying, we get a mass of approximately 5.10 kg.