A man pushes a box of mass 50 kg with a force of 80 N. What will be the acceleration of the box due to this force? What would be the acceleration if the mass were doubled ?
Given,
mass of the box (m) = 50kg
Force (F) acting on box = 80N
acceleration (a) = ?
Since Force (F) = mass(m) × acceleration (a)
⇒ a = F/m = 80/50 = 1.6 m/s2
If mass becomes m = 2 × 50 = 100 kg
acceleration (a) = 80 / 100 = 0.8 m/s2
Thus, the acceleration will be halved if the mass were doubled.
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