Given data:
* The mass of the cart is m = 0.5 kg.
* The amount of force pulling the cart is F = 2 N.
Solution:
According to Newton's second law, the force acting on the cart in terms of the mass and acceleration of the cart is,
[tex]\begin{gathered} F=ma \\ a=\frac{F}{m} \end{gathered}[/tex]Substituting the known values,
[tex]\begin{gathered} a=\frac{2}{0.5} \\ a=4ms^{-2} \end{gathered}[/tex]Thus, the acceleration of the cart is 4 meters per second squared.
