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Since F = m a, and for a fixed force F, m and a are inversely related.
This becomes so clear as we rewrite the equation as m = F/a.
So m is inversely proportional to the acceleration produced
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoIn Newton's Second Law, usually stated as:
Force = mass x acceleration
Solve for acceleration:
Acceleration = force / mass
As you can see, the mass is in the denominator. That means, for example, that if mass increases (other things being equal), the acceleration will decrease. It also means that it acceleration will decrease by the same factor that mass increases.
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∙ 10y agoThat means that - other things being equal - when there is more mass, acceleration will be less. More specifically, "inverse proportion" means, in this case:
a = k/m (for some proportionality constant "k")
According to Newton's Second Law:
a = F/m,
so the proportionality constant is the force in this case.
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