Question

How much force would someone need to move a 200kg fridge to accelerate at 5m/s^2

Answer 1

Given that the mass of fridge, m = 200 kg and acceleration is, a = 5 m/s^2

Force can be calculated using, Newton's law of motion,

$F=ma$

Substituting the values, the force will be

$\begin{gathered} F=200\times5 \\ =1000\text{ N} \end{gathered}$

Thus, the force needed to apply to the fridge is 1000 N.