Question

nikolas had an idea that he could use the compressed carbon dioxide in a fire extinguisher to propel him on his skateboard.
nikolas, the fire extinguisher, and the skateboard have a combined mass of 50 kg. what force would the fire extinguisher have to produce to propel nikolas if he wanted to accelerate at a rate of 1.2 m/s²? round your answer to the nearest whole newton.
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Explanation:

Step1: Recall Newton's second law

Newton's second law states $F = m \times a$, where $F$ is force, $m$ is mass, and $a$ is acceleration.

Step2: Substitute given values

Substitute $m = 50\ \text{kg}$ and $a = 1.2\ \text{m/s}^2$ into the formula:
$F = 50 \times 1.2$

Step3: Calculate and round the result

Compute the product and round to a whole number:
$F = 60$

Answer:

60 N