You are riding a bicycle. You apply a forward force of 150 N, and you and the bicycle have a combined mass of 90 kg. What is the acceleration of the bicycle?

Answer

1.667 m/s²

Using the Newton's second law of motion;

force is directly proportional to the rate of change of momentum and it takes place in the direction of force.

i. e F = change in momentum

F = (mv - mu) / t

=m (v-u) / t

= ma

∴ F = ma

a = F/m

= 150/90

= 1.667 m/s²