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A group of students conduct an experiment to study Newton’s second law of motion. They applied a force to a toy car and measure its acceleration. The table shows the results.

Force (N) Acceleration (m/s²)
2.0 5.0
3.0 7.5
6.0 15.0
If the students graph the data points, which conclusion will they be able to make?

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The data points will not fall along a line. This shows that as the force increases, the acceleration decreases.
The data points will not fall along a line. This shows that as the force increases, the acceleration decreases.

The data points will fall along a line. This shows that as the force increases, the acceleration decreases.
The data points will fall along a line. This shows that as the force increases, the acceleration decreases.

The data points will not fall along a line. This shows that as the force increases, the acceleration increases.
The data points will not fall along a line. This shows that as the force increases, the acceleration increases.

The data points will fall along a line. This shows that as the force increases, the acceleration increases.
The data points will fall along a line. This shows that as the force increases, the acceleration increases.
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Answer 1

The data points will fall along a line. This shows that as the force increases, the acceleration increases.

Explanation: a/F is constant (5/2 = 7.5/3 = 15/6 = 2.5), so acceleration is directly proportional to force (a = F/m), giving a straight line through the origin.