How fast will an object with a mass of #15 kg# accelerate if a force of #85 N# is constantly applied to it?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-19T01:51:34

Approximately #5.67 \ "m/s"^2#.

Newton's second law of motion states that,

#F=ma#

where:

#F# is the force applied in newtons

#m# is the mass of the object in kilograms

#a# is the acceleration in meters per second squared

So, we got:

#a=F/m=(85 \ "N")/(15 \ "kg")#

#~~5.67 \ "m/s"^2#