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  • Calculating Acceleration: Force, Mass, and Newton's Second Law
    To determine the acceleration of the box, we need to use Newton's Second Law of Motion:

    F = ma

    where:

    * F is the net force acting on the object (in Newtons, N)

    * m is the mass of the object (in kilograms, kg)

    * a is the acceleration of the object (in meters per second squared, m/s²)

    Solving for acceleration:

    a = F / m

    Therefore, the acceleration of the 2 kg box acted on by a net force N is:

    a = N / 2 kg

    This means the acceleration will be directly proportional to the net force applied. The larger the net force, the greater the acceleration.

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