A force of 6N is exerted on a cart that is carrying a rock and produces an acceleration of 2 m/s2. If the cart has a mass of 1 kg, what is the mass of the rock?

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loinducoeur · Answer

If you use the equation:$$F=ma$$and re-arrange it to get mass:$$m=\frac{ F }{ a }$$From there, you can get the total mass, and then subtract the mass of the cart from the total mass to get the mass of the rock.

anonymous · Answer

Ooooooh that makes way more sense than what I was trying to do! Thanks!

loinducoeur · Answer

It's okay ^^