Question

The force on an object is given by the equation F= ma. In this equation, Fis
the force, mis the mass, and a is the acceleration. What is the force on an
object that has a mass of 540 kg and an acceleration of 2.3 m/s2?

Answer 1

Answer:

$\boxed {\boxed {\sf 1, 242 \ N}}$

Explanation:

According to Newton's Second Law of Motion, force is the product of mass and acceleration.

$F=ma$

In this formula, F is the force, m is the mass, and a is the acceleration.

The mass of the object is 540 kilograms and the acceleration is 2.3 meters per second squared.

• m= 540 kg
• a= 2.3 m/s²

Substitute the values into the formula.

$F=(540 \ kg)(2.3 \ m/s^2)$

Multiply.

$F=1242 \ kg*m/s^2$

Conver the units. 1 kilogram meter per second squared is equal to 1 Newton. Therefore, our answer of 1242 kilogram meters per second square is equal to 1242 Newtons.

$F= 1242 \ N$

The force of the object is 1242 Newtons.