Question

A force acts on an object which is free to move. If we know the magnitude of the force and the mass of the object, newton's 2nd law of motion enables us to determine the object's

• A. weight
• B. speed
• C. acceleration
• D. position

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

acceleration

Newton's second law states that:

The acceleration of an object as produced by a net force is directly proportional to the magnitude of the net force, in the same direction as the net force, and inversely proportional to the mass of the object.

Mathematically, it can be written as

$F=M\times A$

where, $M=mass$

$F=Force$

$A=acceleration$

We know the mass of object and magnitude of force applied on it. So by using newton's 2nd law of motion, we can determine the $acceleration$ of the object.