Force, Mass, and Acceleration
9th Grade · Physics · 82 min
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Learning Objective
I can use Newton's second law to solve problems involving force, mass, and acceleration.
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Newton's Second Law of Motion states that net force equals mass times acceleration, where both force and acceleration are vectors.
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When using Newton's Second Law, you need to identify the direction in which you are summing the forces.
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A free body diagram shows the directions of forces, and Newton's Second Law helps to figure out the magnitudes of the forces and the acceleration of an object.
