Question

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






Answers

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

\[ F = m \cdot a \]

where \( F \) is the force in newtons (N), \( m \) is the mass in kilograms (kg), and \( a \) is the acceleration in meters per second squared (m/s²).

Given:
- Mass \( m = 60 \) kg
- Acceleration \( a = 2.0 \) m/s²

Now, plug the values into the formula:

\[ F = 60\, \text{kg} \cdot 2.0\, \text{m/s²} \]

\[ F = 120\, \text{N} \]

So, the correct answer is **120 N**.