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  • Calculating Acceleration: How Wind Force Affects a Bird's Speed
    You're missing a crucial piece of information: the force of the wind (N). To calculate the acceleration, we need to know the force applied.

    Here's how you can calculate it:

    Newton's Second Law of Motion:

    * Force (F) = Mass (m) x Acceleration (a)

    To find the acceleration (a):

    1. Rearrange the formula: a = F / m

    2. Plug in the values:

    * m = 2 kg (mass of the bird)

    * F = [Insert the force of the wind in Newtons here]

    3. Calculate the acceleration: a = F / 2

    Example:

    Let's say the wind pushes the bird with a force of 5 Newtons.

    * a = 5 N / 2 kg

    * a = 2.5 m/s²

    Therefore, the bird would accelerate at 2.5 meters per second squared.

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