Question

If a 2 kg paper airplane is pushed by the wind with a force of 5N, how fast will the paper
airplane accelerate?

Answer 1

Answer:

It will accelerate at a rate of 2.5 m/s².

Explanation:

Given:

Mass of the paper airplane is, $m=2\ kg$

Force acting on the airplane by wind is, $F=5\ N$

As per Newton's second law of motion, net force is the product of mass and acceleration. So,

$\textrm{Force}=\textrm{mass}\times \textrm{acceleration}\\5=2\times \textrm{acceleration}\\\textrm{acceleration}=\frac{5}{2}=2.5\ m/s^2$

Therefore, the airplane will accelerate at a rate of 2.5 m/s².