A basketball with a mass of 0.60 kg is accelerated with a force of 10.8 N. If resisting forces are ignored, what is the acceleration of the basketball to the nearest m/s2?

Question

Record your answer. Be sure to use the correct place value.

Answer 1

To find the acceleration of the basketball, you 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).

We can rearrange the formula to solve for acceleration \( a \):

\[ a = \frac{F}{m} \]

Plugging in the values:

\[ a = \frac{10.8 , \text{N}}{0.60 , \text{kg}} = 18 , \text{m/s}^2 \]

Thus, the acceleration of the basketball is 18 m/s².