In his celebrated Second Law of Motion, Newton wrote:
Net force = (mass) x (acceleration).
By the process of "plugging in numbers", we can write
1255 N = (41 kg) x (acceleration)
Now, after dividing each side by (41 kg), we have
(1255 N) / (41 kg) = acceleration.
But (1255N)/(41kg) = 30.61 m/s² .
So unless we have carelessly blooped the calculations somewhere,
that 30.61 m/s² is the answer we're looking for.
