How much force is needed to make a 60 kg object accelerate at a rate of 2.0 m/s2?

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62 N
120 kg
120 N

Answer 1

To find the force needed 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.

Given:

• Mass \( m = 60 , \text{kg} \)
• Acceleration \( a = 2.0 , \text{m/s}^2 \)

Now, plug in the values:

\[ F = 60 , \text{kg} \cdot 2.0 , \text{m/s}^2 \] \[ F = 120 , \text{N} \]

So, the required force is 120 N.