Question

You push a ball with a net force of 2 N and it accelerates. What happens if you exert 2 N of net force on an object that has 3 times the mass?

1. The object will not accelerate because now it is too heavy.
2. The object will accelerate 1/3 as much because if you apply the same net force but increase the mass, the acceleration will decrease.
3. The object will accelerate 3 times as much because if you apply the same net force and increase the mass, the acceleration will increase.
4. The object will accelerate the same amount as before because the mass does not affect the object’s acceleration

Answer 1

2. The object will accelerate 1/3 as much because if you apply the same net force but increase the mass, the acceleration will decrease.

Step-by-step explanation:

Use Newtons second law in determining the outcome.

F = ma

So if force remains same but mass is thriced, the acceleration is dropped by a factor of 3. So answer is 2.