The Basics of Newtonian Mechanics - the Scientia Review

F=ma and Inertia
The fact the objects with a lot of mass also have a lot of
inertia can be explained with Newton's second law.
In the equation F=ma, mass and acceleration are
inversely proportional as long as force is constant. This
means that if two
objects are pushed with
equal force, then the
object with more mass
will accelerate more and
the object with less mass
with accelerate less.
Inversely proportional
Here is a picture of Newton's second law in action. The dogs apply force on
the mass and it begins to accelerate in the direction of the force.
means that one quantity
increases as the other
quantity decreases. In this case, the acceleration
decreases as the mass of the object increases and vice
versa.
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