Answer to Question #105813 in Physics for Valencia swinson

Question #105813

If a 500kg boulder needs to be moved with an acceleration of .5m/s2 how much force needs to be applied

Expert's answer

The Newton's second law says

"F=ma"

Hence, the force needed to accelerate the boulder

"F=500\\:\\rm kg\\times 0.5\\:\\rm m\/s^2=250\\:\\rm N."

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