Newton’s Second Law of Motion is expressed as F = ma. If you are pushing a lawn mower in your backyard and suddenly double the pushing force, what will happen to the lawn mower's rate of acceleration? The mass of the lawn mower is constant.

A.
The acceleration will double.


B.
The acceleration will decrease by half.


C.
The acceleration will remain constant.


D.
The acceleration will triple.

2 answers

If you double the force you double the acceleration.
Damon is Correct
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