Really? What is the acceleration due to gravity?TheOGBacon said:I tried using the acceleration formula, but that only added more variables.
That's the one you quoted in post #1, right?TheOGBacon said:meant I tried using the acceleration formula
A somewhat different route to get there: When in doubt, always start with a free body diagram.TheOGBacon said:I meant I tried using the acceleration formula to get an expression that I could plug in for my force equation.
To find mass only given force, you can use the formula F=ma, where F is the force in Newtons, m is the mass in kilograms, and a is the acceleration in meters per second squared. Rearrange the formula to solve for m, which will give you the mass.
The unit for force is Newtons (N). This unit is named after Sir Isaac Newton, a famous scientist who developed the laws of motion.
No, in order to find mass only given force, you need to know the acceleration. This is because mass and acceleration are directly proportional, meaning that the more mass an object has, the more force it will require to accelerate at a certain rate. Without knowing the acceleration, you cannot accurately find the mass.
Finding mass only given force relates to Newton's Second Law of Motion, which states that the acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on the object and inversely proportional to the mass of the object. This means that in order to find mass, we need to know the force and the acceleration, which are both involved in this law.
Yes, this formula can be used to find the mass of any object as long as you know the force acting on the object and the acceleration it experiences. This is because mass is a fundamental property of matter and can be calculated using this formula.