Eli and Andy want to find out which of the two is stronger. Eli pushes a table with a force of 120 newtons while Andy pushes the table from the opposite side with a force of 125 newtons. Ignoring the masses of Eli and Andy, what is the resultant acceleration of the table if its mass is 10.0 kilograms?

a = 0.5 m/s²

Explanation:

the type of problem is called a Newtons second law of motion.

and the equation would be the sum of F = m * a  where m = mass and a = acceleration

forces are 125N and the opposite direction is 120N

Eli pushes the table with a force of 120N towards Andy

and

Andy pushes the table with a force of 125N towards Eli

mass of table given as 10 kg.

using the equation

120N - 125N = 10kg * a

a = (120-125) / 10

a = -0.5 m/s² so the acceleration is in the direction of Andy's force towards Eli.

therefore a = 0.5 m/s²