A 20 kg bike accelerates at 10 m/s2. What was the force? a.200 Newtons b.20 Newtons c.25 Newtons

a.200 Newtons

Explanation:

Given the following data;

Mass = 20kg

Acceleration = 10m/s²

To find the force;

Force is given by the multiplication of mass and acceleration.

Mathematically, Force is;

Where;

F represents force.

m represents the mass of an object.

a represents acceleration.

Substituting into the equation, we have

Force = 200 Newton.

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.