Question

An object has a mass of 13.5 kilograms. What force is required to accelerate it to a rate of 9.5 m/s2?
Question 7 options:

A)

81.00 N

B)

128.25 N

C)

173.75 N

D)

132.30 N

Answers

GPT-4o mini
To find the force required to accelerate an object, you can use Newton's second law of motion, which states:

\[ F = m \cdot a \]

where:
- \( F \) is the force,
- \( m \) is the mass of the object,
- \( a \) is the acceleration.

In this case:
- \( m = 13.5 \, \text{kg} \)
- \( a = 9.5 \, \text{m/s}^2 \)

Now, substitute the values into the equation:

\[ F = 13.5 \, \text{kg} \cdot 9.5 \, \text{m/s}^2 \]

Calculating that:

\[ F = 128.25 \, \text{N} \]

So the correct answer is:

**B) 128.25 N**