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A 300 kg computer cart accelerates at a rate of 5 m/s^2. What force is required to produce this acceleration?

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Answer:

The answer is 1500 N

Step-by-step explanation:

The force acting on an object given it's mass and acceleration can be found by using the formula

force = mass × acceleration

From the question we have

force = 300 × 5

We have the final answer as

1500 N

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