Sachi wants to throw a water balloon to knock over a target and win a prize. The target will only fall over if it is hit with a force of 0. 035 N. The water balloon has a mass of 11. 4 grams. How fast will Sachi have to make the water balloon accelerate to hit the target with enough force and win the prize? Round the answer to the nearest one tenth m/s2. The water balloon must accelerate m/s2.

Hi there!

We can use the following equation (Newton's Second Law):

∑F = ma

m = mass of object (kg)

a = acceleration (m/s²)

We can rearrange to solve for 'a':

F/m = a

Remember to convert grams to kg.

1000g = 1 kg

0.035/(0.0114) = 3.07 m/s²

the motion of a pendulum is a classic example of mechanical energy conservation. a pendulum consists of a mass (known as a bob ) attached by a string to a pivot point. as the pendulum moves it sweeps out a circular arc, moving back and forth in a periodic fashion.

pythagoras' theorem

square root (-5^2+9^2)

square root (25+81)

square root (106)

angle is tan^-1(9/5)

neg x, pos y