In a professional soccer match a player kicks a ball of mass 0.43 kg with a force of 100N causing it to accelerate rapidly calculate the initial acceleration of the ball immediately after being kicked

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To calculate the initial acceleration of the ball immediately after being kicked, you can use Newton's second law of motion, which states:

\[ F = m \cdot a \]

Where:

  • \( F \) is the force applied (in Newtons),
  • \( m \) is the mass of the object (in kilograms),
  • \( a \) is the acceleration (in meters per second squared).

From this, we can rearrange the equation to solve for acceleration \( a \):

\[ a = \frac{F}{m} \]

Given:

  • \( F = 100 , \text{N} \)
  • \( m = 0.43 , \text{kg} \)

Now plug in the values:

\[ a = \frac{100 , \text{N}}{0.43 , \text{kg}} \]

Calculating that gives:

\[ a \approx 232.56 , \text{m/s}^2 \]

Therefore, the initial acceleration of the ball immediately after being kicked is approximately 232.56 m/s².