Question
You push on a box with a net force of 5 N and it accelerates. What happens if you exert the same net force on an object that has half the mass?
The object will accelerate twice as much.
The object will accelerate four times as much.
The acceleration will remain unchanged.
The object will accelerate one half as much.
The object will accelerate twice as much.
The object will accelerate four times as much.
The acceleration will remain unchanged.
The object will accelerate one half as much.
Answers
acceleration = force / mass
halving the mass, doubles the acceleration
halving the mass, doubles the acceleration
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