A student builds a clock based on mass and spring system. On testing the clock, the student realizes that the clock runs fast -- it indicates that 60 seconds have passed when only 58 seconds have actually passed. If the mass attached to the spring was originally 0.26 kg, what should the new weight be (in kg) to correct the clock's timing?

the answer would be 32*f

answer; how far out of place which the object finished relative to the starting location;

force is based upon mass and acceleration.the statement is not always true.

it can be explained from newton's second law of motion.

as per newton's second law of motion the rate of change of momentum is directly proportional to the applied force and takes place along the direction of force.

mathematically it can be written as -

                                              ⇒      

here   k is the proportionality constant whose value is 1.

                                                            [a is the acceleration=dv/dt]

hence we see that force not only depends on mass and acceleration but also on velocity and rate of change of mass. force f will depend on mass and acceleration only when mass is constant.

hence the statement that force is based upon mass and acceleration is false.