Question
If Abdul pedals his 20 kg bike with a force of 100 N, what will the bike’s acceleration be? The formulas above may be helpful in finding the bike's acceleration.
5 m/s2
10 m/s2
200 m/s2
20,000 m/s2
5 m/s2
10 m/s2
200 m/s2
20,000 m/s2
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To find the acceleration of Abdul's bike, we 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).
Rearranging the formula to find acceleration gives us:
\[ a = \frac{F}{m} \]
Given:
- \( F = 100 \, \text{N} \)
- \( m = 20 \, \text{kg} \)
Now, we can plug in the values:
\[ a = \frac{100 \, \text{N}}{20 \, \text{kg}} \]
\[ a = 5 \, \text{m/s}^2 \]
So, the bike's acceleration will be **5 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).
Rearranging the formula to find acceleration gives us:
\[ a = \frac{F}{m} \]
Given:
- \( F = 100 \, \text{N} \)
- \( m = 20 \, \text{kg} \)
Now, we can plug in the values:
\[ a = \frac{100 \, \text{N}}{20 \, \text{kg}} \]
\[ a = 5 \, \text{m/s}^2 \]
So, the bike's acceleration will be **5 m/s²**.