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Force = Mass x Acceleration

Basically if you want to change an object's motion you must apply a force to it and as is common sense to us, the heavier the object the more force must be applied (to give the same acceleration).

Imagine throwing a tennis ball 10 meters. Then throwing a car 10 meters using the same angle of trajectory. Gravity acts the same on each object (9.8ms-2) and so the acceleration of the ball and car must be the same (we'll ignore air resistance and etc for now). The accelerations are the same but the force is WAY different because the masses are different, it's going to be a lot harder to throw the car.

Force is directly proportional to the mass of the object in question. Higher mass, higher force.

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