Eli and Andy want to find out which of the two is stronger. Eli pushes a table with a force of 120 newtons while Andy pushes the table from the opposite side with a force of 125 newtons. Ignoring the masses of Eli and Andy, what is the resultant acceleration of the table if its mass is 10.0 kilograms?

F=ma, so a=F/m

so, what is the resultant F?

Fnet = M*a.

F2-F1 = M*a,
125-120 = 10a,

thx

To find the resultant acceleration of the table, we can use Newton's second law of motion, which states that the acceleration of an object is equal to the net force acting on it divided by its mass.

Given:
Force exerted by Eli (E) = 120 N
Force exerted by Andy (A) = 125 N
Mass of the table (m) = 10.0 kg

To determine the net force acting on the table, we need to calculate the sum of the forces applied by Eli and Andy:

Net force (F_net) = Force applied by Eli (E) + Force applied by Andy (A)
= 120 N + 125 N
= 245 N

Now, we can use Newton's second law to calculate the acceleration (a):

a = F_net / m
= 245 N / 10.0 kg
= 24.5 m/s²

Therefore, the resultant acceleration of the table is 24.5 m/s².