Question #117449

7. Jenny uses 50 N of force to accelerate a block at 25 m/s2, what is the mass of the block?

Expert's answer

According to the Newton's second law, the vector sum of the forces on an object equals the product of the object's mass and its acceleration:

F=maF = ma .

Therefore, if Jenny uses 50 N (1N is 1 kg·m/s2) force to accelerate a block at 25 m/s2, the mass of the block is:

m=Fa=50 N25 m/s2=2m=\frac{F}{a} = \frac{50 \text{ N}}{25 \text{ m/s}^2} = 2 kg.

Answer: the mass of the block is 2 kg.


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