How fast will an object with a mass of $16 kg$ accelerate if a force of $12 N$ is constantly applied to it?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-12T14:15:22

The acceleration would be $0.75m/s^2$

You would use the equation $F=ma$ where F is the force (12 N) and m is the mass (16kg). If you rearrange this formula, you get:
$a=F/m$

$a=(12 N)/(16 kg)$

$a=0.75 m/s^2$

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