From Newton’s Second Law of Motion, the force needed to accelerate a moving object of mass m at acceleration a is given by ;
F = ma
In this case, m = 5kg, a = 6m/s^2 and we want to find F
F = 5 x 6
F = 30N
Therefore, a force of 30N is needed to accelerate a 5kg object at 6m/s^2.
