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PHY10L-B2 Group 5
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Introduction
Newton’s second law of motion states that a net force is required for a body to have acceleration. If a net
force is applied on a body, the body will accelerate in the direction of the net force. The acceleration if the body is
also directly proportional to its mass. In this experiment, we verified the relationships between a body’s acceleration
and net force, and between acceleration and mass.
0.8
Acceleration
0.6
0.6
0.4 0.4
0.2 0.2
0
0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
Net Force
Mass of cart + Mass added
Conclusions
In conclusion, if the net force applied to an object increases, the acceleration of the object also
increases. Hence, the acceleration of an object is directionally proportional to the net force it experiences
when the mass is constant. As the mass of an object increases, the acceleration decreases. Therefore, the
mass of the object is inversely proportional to its acceleration when the force acting on it is constant. This
means that objects which are less massive are expected to move much faster when experiencing net force.
Also, the acceleration follows the direction of the net force. The same thing can be applied to any moving
object. Say you have a friend who is several pounds smaller than you, but they walk exerting the same
amount of force as you. Your friend will be faster than you because their acceleration would undoubtedly be
higher. One of the main reasons why people constantly try to reduce the mass of objects is to be able to
increase its speed and acceleration. As mentioned before, all of the factors have an effect on each other. If
something has much more mass, then exerting more force will make it move faster. It’s the reason why a
small child won’t be able to throw a football the same distance as a professional, since the child would be
unable to exert the same amount of force that the football player would.
References
Andrew Motte translation of Newton's Principia (1687) Axioms or Laws of Motion
Walter Lewin (20 September 1999). Newton's First, Second, and Third Laws. MIT Course 8.01: Classical
Mechanics, Lecture 6 ). Cambridge, MA USA: MIT OCW. Event occurs at 0:00–6:53. Retrieved 23
December 2010.