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How does acceleration depend on the net force?

How does acceleration depend on the net force?
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How does acceleration depend on the net force?

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By Newton's Second Law, Force = mass*acceleration (F=ma).
To for a, divide by a on both sides.
F = ma

(F)/(a)= (ma)/(a)
The a's cancel.

a = F/m
Acceleration is directly proportional to the force and inversely proportional to the mass.

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