SOLUTION: What force gives a 60 kg object an acceleration of 2.2 miles per second squared?

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Question 1036119: What force gives a 60 kg object an acceleration of 2.2 miles per second squared?
Answer by KMST(5328) About Me  (Show Source):
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Force = mass x acceleration.
The mass of the object was measured in kg, but the acceleration seems to be in miles per second squared, so we have an unusual mixture of units.
What country are we in?
What units do we want to use for the force?
Was the acceleration really measured in miles per second squared?
With mass in kg, and acceleration in meters per second squared, we would be using all SI (Systeme International) units, and would get the force in Newtons.
1 mile = 1.609344 km =1609.344 meters.
So, the force (in Newtons) needed to give a 60 kg object an acceleration of 2.2 miles per second squared is
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If you wanted the force in pound-force,
4.44822 N = 1 pound-force, so
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