How much force is needed to accelerate a 2 kg car at a rate of 12 m/s

F = ma

F = Force

m = mass = 2500 kg

a = acceleration = 3 m/s2

Plug in the the numbers and compute the answer. The units are Newtons (kg·m/s2)

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