Question
A basketball with a mass of 0.60 kg is accelerated with a force of 10.8 N. If resisting forces are ignored, what is the acceleration of the basketball to the nearest m/s2?
Record your answer. Be sure to use the correct place value.
Record your answer. Be sure to use the correct place value.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find the acceleration of the basketball, 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 (in kilograms),
- \( a \) is the acceleration (in meters per second squared).
We can rearrange the formula to solve for acceleration \( a \):
\[
a = \frac{F}{m}
\]
Plugging in the values:
\[
a = \frac{10.8 \, \text{N}}{0.60 \, \text{kg}} = 18 \, \text{m/s}^2
\]
Thus, the acceleration of the basketball is **18 m/s²**.
\[
F = m \cdot a
\]
Where:
- \( F \) is the force applied (in newtons),
- \( m \) is the mass (in kilograms),
- \( a \) is the acceleration (in meters per second squared).
We can rearrange the formula to solve for acceleration \( a \):
\[
a = \frac{F}{m}
\]
Plugging in the values:
\[
a = \frac{10.8 \, \text{N}}{0.60 \, \text{kg}} = 18 \, \text{m/s}^2
\]
Thus, the acceleration of the basketball is **18 m/s²**.