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What force will a cannonball have if it has a mass of 4 kg and accelerates it to 110 m/s²?

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I’m assuming the cannon ball is being shot directly horizontally. If there’s an angle, this answer will be wrong. But either way, you want to use Newton’s Second Law of motion.
F = ma, you could change this to a = F/m to get a better understanding of the equation. Acceleration and force are directly proportional. The mass is inversely proportional to acceleration. This means the net force will be in the same direction as the acceleration.

Alright back to the problem:
F = 4kg*110m/s^2
F = 440N
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