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Here is the problem: A net force of 100 N acts on a 900 kg car. What is its acceleration?

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Use the Newton prime s second law formula, rearranged for the unknown, in SI units.

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Formula: Newton prime s second law.

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Rearrange for acceleration a.

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Substitute the known values.

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So the answer is acceleration a equals 0.111111 m/s squared.

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Newton prime s second law links the net force on an object to its acceleration: F equals ma. Force and acceleration point the same way, so a negative force gives a negative acceleration. One newton accelerates one kilogram by 1 m/s squared.

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Substituted every value back into the formula: both sides agree, which checks out.