Solve m=F/a

$$m = F / a$$

Solve for F

$$F=am$$

$$a\neq 0$$

Solution Steps

Multiply both sides of the equation by a.

$$ma=F$$

Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.

$$F=ma$$

Solve for a

$$\left\{\begin{matrix}a=\frac{F}{m}\text{, }&F\neq 0\text{ and }m\neq 0\\a\neq 0\text{, }&m=0\text{ and }F=0\end{matrix}\right.$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Variable a cannot be equal to 0 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by a.

$$ma=F$$

Divide both sides by m.

$$\frac{ma}{m}=\frac{F}{m}$$

Dividing by m undoes the multiplication by m.

$$a=\frac{F}{m}$$

Variable a cannot be equal to 0.

$$a=\frac{F}{m}\text{, }a\neq 0$$