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Demonstrate Newton’s Second Law of Motion.

Author: Alana Ray



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Two objects have the same mass, and both experience a resultant force. The top object experience a resultant force of 20N to the right, and the bottom object experience a resultant force of 10N to the right. Given that the acceleration is proportional to the resultant force acting on the object, a greater force gives a greater acceleration. Therefore the top object will experience a greater acceleration that the bottom object. To prove the acceleration of an object is inversely proportional to the mass of the object: Two objects both experience a force of 20N. The top object has a mass of 1kg and the bottom object has a mass of 2kg. Given that the acceleration is inversely proportional to the mass of the object if the mass is larger the acceleration will be smaller. Therefore the top object will experience double the acceleration of the object.


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