Asteroid a has a mass of 1.70×1020 kilograms (kg), and asteroid b has a mass of 5.80×1018 kg. assuming that the same force was applied to both (a shock wave from a supernova, for example), what would be the ratio of a’s acceleration to b’s acceleration?

Explanation:

given data

mass A = 1.70  × kilograms

mass B = 5.80 × kilograms

to find out

what would be the ratio of A’s acceleration to B’s acceleration

solution

we know from newton law of motion that is

Force = mass × acceleration        ...........................1

we know here force applied on both are same

so Force A = Force B

so we can say

mass 1 × acceleration  1 = mass 2 × acceleration 2

so

here a is acceleration and m is mass

so