Applied Maths: Equations of Motion

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"A particle of mass m moves in a straight line, so that at time t the particle has a displacement x measured from an origin O. The force acting on the particle is Fsin(ωt), where t is time, and F and ω>0 are constants.

(i) Write down the equation of motion for the particle.

Solution: mx ̈ = sin(ωt)"

My answer was mx ̈ = Fsin(ωt) but I don't see why the constant F disappears.

Thanks