Question

When the sideways force is 100 Newtons on Skelly who has a mass of 25kg, but there is a constant 50 N drag force, then Skelly's acceleration will bem/s,

Answer 1

In order to determine the force on Skelly, use the following formula:

$F=m\cdot a$

where:

m: mass = 25 kg

a: acceleration = 10m/s^2

Replace the previous values of the parameters into the formula for F:

$F=(25kg)(10\frac{m}{s^2})=250N$

Hence, the force on Skelly is 250N