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It goes to the heart of Newtons laws: an object in motion will tend to stay in motion unless an outside force is applied. Force is just a measurement of how much an object 'wants' to stay in motion.
The total energy (velocity and mass) of an object measures the resistance to change an object has. Given a perfect system two cars of the same mass moving at the same speed heading towards each other will collide and stop - they cancel each other out. Force is a way of saying what energy it will take to cancel the motion of an object out. You can use a slower, heavier object to counter the motion OR a faster, lighter object to cancel the motion.
F=MV and not F=M+V is because
the acceleration is to the whole object (applied all over)
you can't add a scalar and a vector (mass is the scalar.) You can however multiply a vector by a scalar.
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What formula expresses newton's second law of motion?
The formula of Newton's second law is F=ma, for force( F) equals the mass (m) times the acceleration (a).
What is the formula to find force when mass and acceleration are known?
F = m AMultiply (mass) times (acceleration). The product is (force).
How are force mass and acceleration calculated with newtons second law?
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What is the product of mass and acceleration known as?
Force = mass times acceleration
What is the relationship between the mass of an object and the force between them?
force is a product of mass and acceleration
How are mass and acceleration related?
Newton's Second Law: force = mass x acceleration
What happens to the acceleration when mass and force are doubled?
Acceleration remains the same. Remember that Force equals Mass times Acceleration, or Acceleration equals Force divided by Mass. So, if both Force and Mass double, Force Divided by Mass remains the same.
What increases as force increases?
F=ma, or force equals the product of mass and acceleration. Assuming that the mass of the object does not change, then acceleration increases as force increases.
Is this right force equals mass divided by acceleration?
No. Force = mass x acceleration.
What formula expresses newton's second law of motion?
The formula of Newton's second law is F=ma, for force( F) equals the mass (m) times the acceleration (a).
What is the formula to find force when mass and acceleration are known?
F = m AMultiply (mass) times (acceleration). The product is (force).
What is the Formula that shows force mass acceleration linked together?
Force=mass*accelerationforce equals mass times acceleration
Acceleration equals force divided by mass?
No
Force divided by mass equals?
Newton's Second Law: force = mass x acceleration. Rearranging the equation, you see that force / mass = acceleration.
What states that acceleration equals force divided by mass?
If: Newton's Second Law states that Force equals Mass times Acceleration. Then: Algebraically, Acceleration would equal Force divided by Mass
How are force mass and acceleration calculated with newtons second law?
oxnNJaJanjoNasONNsa force, motion, acceleration, mass
How do you solve for the force of an object?
force equals mass times acceleration
