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Posted by Haley on Sunday, January 16, 2011 at 2:41pm.

A force of 100 Newtons acts upwards on a mass of 50 kg, another force of 60 newtons acts on the same mass downwards. calculate the accleration in which direction will be the accleration

physics - Henry, Sunday, January 16, 2011 at 8:07pm
Fn = 100 - 60 = 40N, upward.
Fn = Net force.

a = Fn / m = 40 / 50 = 0.8m/s^2 Upward.

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