student applied 15 N of force to an object with a mass of 5 kg. How much acceleration occurred?
To find the acceleration, we can use Newton's second law of motion, which states that the acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on it and inversely proportional to its mass.
The formula for acceleration is:
a = F/m
where:
a = acceleration
F = net force applied
m = mass of the object
Plugging in the values:
a = 15 N / 5 kg
a = 3 m/s^2
Therefore, the acceleration of the object is 3 m/s^2.