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What happens to acceleration
(a) When you double the force of an object
(b) When you double the mass of an object
(a) When you double the force of an object
(b) When you double the mass of an object
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That situation is described by Newton's Second Law of Motion. F is force, m is mass and a is acceleration.
F = ma
a = F/m
The math behind this is quite simple. If you double the force,you double the acceleration, but if you double the mass,you cut the acceleration in half
F = ma
a = F/m
The math behind this is quite simple. If you double the force,you double the acceleration, but if you double the mass,you cut the acceleration in half
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