Asked by Christian

Sachi wants to throw a water balloon to knock over a target and win a prize. The target will only fall over if it is hit with a force of 0.035 N. The water balloon has a mass of 11.4 grams. How fast will Sachi have to make the water balloon accelerate to hit the target with enough force and win the prize?

Round the answer to the nearest one tenth m/s2.

The water balloon must accelerate
m/s2.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use F = ma, so a = F/m = 0.035 N / 0.0114 kg = 3.070... m/s² ≈ 3.1 m/s².

The water balloon must accelerate 3.1 m/s².