College Physics by Openstax Chapter 4 Problem 3

A cleaner pushes a 4.50-kg laundry cart in such a way that the net external force on it is 60.0 N. Calculate its acceleration.

Solution:

From Newton’s Second Law of Motion, \sum F =ma. Substituting the given values, we have

\begin{align*}
\sum F & = ma \\
60.0 \ \text{N} & = \left( 4.50 \ \text{kg} \right) \ a \\
a & = \frac{60.0 \ \text{N}}{4.50 \ \text{kg}} \\
a & = 13.3 \ \text{m/s}^{2} \ \qquad \ \color{DarkOrange} \left( \text{Answer} \right)
\end{align*}
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