A force is applied to a 3.3 kg mass and produces 8 m/s2 acceleration. What acceleration would be produced by the same force applied to a 10.2 kg mass?

Question

A force is applied to a 3.3 kg mass and produces 8 m/s² acceleration.

What acceleration would be produced by the same force applied to a 10.2 kg mass?

Answer 1

F = ma, so F = 3.3 x 8 = 26.4 N

F = ma

26.4 = 10.2 a, a = 2.588235294 m/s2

As your data has minimum 1 significant figure, I would quote a to the same, ie 2 m/s2

Mike