Question

What acceleration is produced by a force of 5kN on a mass of 500 tonnes?

Answer 1

F=ma

or more correctly

\[\sum F =ma\]

Answer 2

rearrange, sub, put in calculator.

Answer 3

the above answer is not correct, as you have to convert tonnes to kilograms first. 1 tonne = 1000 kg. Therefore the equation is \[a=\frac{F}{m}=\frac{5000}{500,000}=0.01\]So the answer is \(a=0.01\rm{m/s}^2\)