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If a 70 kg person on a 15 kg sled is pushed with a force of 300 N, what will be person's

acceleration?

User Eich
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4 m/s

Step-by-step explanation:
From Newton’s second Law
F = ma

a
=
F
m
=
300 N
60 kg + 15 kg
=
300 N
75 kg
=
4 m/s
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