A force acts on a body of mass 15g and causes the body to move with acceleration of 40.0ms2.calculate the force acting on the body.

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0.6 N\text{0.6 N}

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  1. Convert the mass from grams to kilograms.

    The given mass is 15 g15 \text{ g}.

    m=15 g×1 kg1000 g=0.015 kgm = 15 \text{ g} \times \frac{1 \text{ kg}}{1000 \text{ g}} = 0.015 \text{ kg}
  2. Identify the given acceleration.

    The acceleration is 40.0 ms−240.0 \text{ ms}^{-2}.

    a=40.0 ms−2a = 40.0 \text{ ms}^{-2}
  3. Use Newton's second law of motion to calculate the force.

    The formula for force is F=maF = ma.

    F=(0.015 kg)×(40.0 ms−2)F = (0.015 \text{ kg}) \times (40.0 \text{ ms}^{-2}) F=0.6 NF = 0.6 \text{ N}

    The force acting on the body is 0.6 N\text{0.6 N}.

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