A 3 kg soccer ball was kicked with a force of 15 Newtons. What was its acceleration

5 m/s²

Explanation:

From the question, we are given;

Mass is 3 kg Force is 15 N

We are supposed to calculate the acceleration;

To calculate the acceleration we will use the second Newton's law of motion; According to Newton's second law of motion, the resultant force is directly proportional to the product of force and mass. That is, F = ma

In this case;

To get acceleration we rearrange the formula;

a = F : m

= 15 N : 3 kg

= 5 m/s²

Therefore, the acceleration of the ball is 5 m/s²