Answer to Question #135468 in Mechanics | Relativity for Rick

Question

A student in the lunchroom threw a 0.5 kg
burrito at a zombie. He accelerates the burrito
at 3 m/s2. How much force did he use?

Answer 1

mass if burrito(m) = 0.5kg

acceleration if burrito (a) = 3 ms^-2

Force used by the student (F) = ma

= (0.5)(3)

= 1.5 N