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An object with a mass of 5.0 kg accelerates 8.0 m/s2 when an unknown force is applied to it. What is the amount of the force?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use Newton's second law, F = ma.

F = (5.0 kg)(8.0 m/s²) = 40 N.

So the force is 40 newtons (in the direction of the acceleration).