Shania went to an orange farm during her visit to Orlando. An orange with a mass of x kilograms dropped from a tree and landed on her foot. Which expression represents the orange's force if the acceleration is 9.8ms2?
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- x/9.8 N
-9.8/x N
-9.8x N
- 9.8x^2 N

Respuesta :

The expression represents the orange's force is [tex]9.8x\ N[/tex]

Solution:

Given that, Shania went to an orange farm during her visit to Orlando

An orange with a mass of x kilograms dropped from a tree and landed on her foot

Given that, acceleration is [tex]9.8\ m/s^2[/tex]

To find: Expression that represents force

By newton second law of motion,

[tex]Force = mass \times acceleration[/tex]

From given,

[tex]mass = x\ kilograms\\\\acceleration = 9.8\ m/s^2[/tex]

Therefore,

[tex]Force = x \times 9.8\\\\Force = 9.8x[/tex]

The the unit of force is newton

Therefore, the expression represents the orange's force is [tex]9.8x\ N[/tex]