Physics
Basic
Newton's Second Law
Force equals mass times acceleration.
Formula
Variables
FForce (N)
mMass (kg)
aAcceleration (m/s²)
Example
A 2 kg cart pushed with 10 N accelerates at a = 10/2 = 5 m/s².
Did You Know?
F = ma is the equation on which all of classical mechanics is built — Newton wrote it in his 1687 Principia.