College Physics (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073512141
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-214-3

Chapter 4 - Conceptual Questions - Page 145: 6

Answer

The acceleration is $g$. Note that the acceleration does not depend on the mass of the sandbag.

Work Step by Step

Let the mass of the sandbag be $m$. We can use Newton's second law to find the acceleration: $\sum F = ma$ $mg = ma$ $a = g$ The acceleration is $g$. Note that the acceleration does not depend on the mass of the sandbag.
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