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An aircraft cannot reach flying speed on a short runway. Someone suggests reducing its cargo load. Which of Newton's laws is being applied?

Third Law
First Law
Second Law

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Second Law.

Newton's second law (F = ma) applies: with the same net thrust (force), reducing the plane's mass increases its acceleration so it can reach the required takeoff speed within a shorter runway.