Question

While stuck in the locker room, you notice two different types of footballs, both with different masses. You find clue #2 in the football etched with a maple leaf. It reads...

The NFL (National Football League) and the CFL (Canadian Football League), both use different size footballs. A NFL football has a mass of 0.400kg (400g) and a CFL football has a mass of 0.430kg (430g). An equal force of 50 N is applied to both types of football. What is the acceleration of the NFL football?

Answer 1

Answer:

F=ma

a=F/m

a=50/0.4

= 125 m/s^2