Brandon throws a flying disc with a force of 8 N. If the disc has an acceleration of 4 m/s2, what is the mass of the disc?
To find the mass of the disc, we can use Newton's second law of motion, which states that the force acting on an object is equal to the mass of the object multiplied by its acceleration (F = m * a).
In this case, we are given the force (F = 8 N) and the acceleration (a = 4 m/s^2) of the flying disc. Plugging these values into the equation, we have:
8 N = m * 4 m/s^2
To solve for the mass (m), we can rearrange the equation:
m = 8 N / 4 m/s^2
Now, we can cancel out the units to calculate the mass:
m = 2 kg
Therefore, the mass of the flying disc is 2 kilograms.