Question

wheelbarrow has a mass of 302 kg so what force must be applied to give it an acceleration of 0.50m/s^2?

Answer 1

In order to calculate the required force, let's use the second law of Newton:

$F=m\cdot a$

Where F is the force in Newtons, m is the mass in kg and a is the acceleration in m/s².

So, for m = 302 kg and a = 0.5 m/s², we have:

$\begin{gathered} F=302\cdot0.5 \\ F=151\text{ N} \end{gathered}$

Therefore the required force is 151 N.