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The formula is always the same; the units may change.

In metric (SI) units, you would normally use kilograms for mass, and meters/second2 for acceleration. This naturally results in units of mass x meters/second2 for the force - this happens to be the definition of the Newton.

In any other units, you will similarly have to multiply mass times acceleration to get force; for example, if mass is in pounds, and acceleration in feet/second2, then the force would be in pounds x feet / seconds2. You would have to check whether this unit has a special name - or perhaps you need a conversion factor to convert to some other unit of force. That depends on the specific system of units used.

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