Question

What is the mass of an object that requires a horizontal force of 100 N to accelerate at a rate of 2 m/s^2 along a frictionless horizontal surface?*

Answer 1

Given:

The force is F = 100 N

The acceleration is a = 2 m/s^2

To find the mass of the object.

Explanation:

The mass can be calculated as

$\begin{gathered} m=\frac{F}{a} \\ =\frac{100}{2} \\ =50\text{ kg} \end{gathered}$

Thus, the mass of the object is 50 kg.