A uniform diving board, 12 meters long and 20 kg in mass, is hinged at P, which is 5 meters from the edge of the platform. An 80 kg diver is standing at the other end of the board. hinge 1. The force exerted by the hinge on the board will be very nearly a) 1000 N upward b) 1080 N upward c) 1080 N downward d) 1160 N upward e) 1160 N downward 2. The normal force on the board at the edge of the platform will be a) 2160 N b) 1000N c) 200 N d) 160 N e) 60 N

overcharge is the right answer system

what is the actual question though?

force is based upon mass and acceleration.the statement is not always true.

it can be explained from newton's second law of motion.

as per newton's second law of motion the rate of change of momentum is directly proportional to the applied force and takes place along the direction of force.

mathematically it can be written as -

                                              ⇒      

here   k is the proportionality constant whose value is 1.

                                                            [a is the acceleration=dv/dt]

hence we see that force not only depends on mass and acceleration but also on velocity and rate of change of mass. force f will depend on mass and acceleration only when mass is constant.

hence the statement that force is based upon mass and acceleration is false.