Mr. Hermans loaded up on cake after the race, increasing his mass to 60 kg and had to carry his 15 kg running equipment bag home while managing a force of 300 N. What is Mr. Hermans acceleration?

Answer 1

We can use Newton's second law, which states that force is equal to mass times acceleration (F = ma).

First, we need to find the total mass that Mr. Hermans is carrying:

mass = 60 kg + 15 kg = 75 kg

Next, we can plug in the values we have:

300 N = 75 kg × a

Solving for acceleration:

a = 300 N ÷ 75 kg

a = 4 m/s^2

Therefore, Mr. Hermans' acceleration while carrying his running equipment bag is 4 m/s^2.