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missymay89
Sep 24, 2010, 03:22 PM
What happens to the acceleration of a system when the mass of the system increases but the net force stays constant?

missymay89
Sep 24, 2010, 03:26 PM
What happens to the acceleration of a system when the net applied force increases but the mass of the system does not change?

Unknown008
Sep 25, 2010, 01:05 AM
Use F = ma

As a constant force F is applied, ma must remain constant.

However, since m increases, a should decrease to maintain ma constant.

Unknown008
Sep 25, 2010, 01:13 AM
Use F = ma again.

Mass is constant, so, F/a must be constant.

As F increases, a should increase as well to keep F/a constant.