Tori applies a force of 20 newtons to move a bookcase with a mass of 40 kg. What is the acceleration of the bookcase?

The acceleration of a 40kg bookcase that a force of 20N was applied to is 0.5m/s².

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Acceleration, a = 0.5m/s²

Explanation:

Given the following data;

Force, f = 20N

Mass = 40kg

To find the acceleration;

Force is given by the multiplication of mass and acceleration.

Mathematically, Force is;

Where;

F represents force.

m represents the mass of an object.

a represents acceleration.

Making acceleration (a) the subject, we have;

Substituting into the equation;

Acceleration, a = 0.5m/s²

Therefore, the acceleration of the bookcase is 0.5m/s²

0.19 m/s and 0.45 m/s

at right angles to each other