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What Is The Ratio Of A2/a1?

A single force is applied to a mass and produces a certain acceleration, a1. If the same force was applied to a mass which was 8.5 times the mass of the previous mass and produced an acceleration of a2

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    F = (m1)(a1) = (8.5m1)(a2)    (seems to describe the given conditions)
    (m1)(a1) = (8.5m1)(a2)
    1 = 8.5(a2/a1)    (divide both sides by m1a1)
    1/8.5 = (a2/a1)    (divide both sides by 8.5)
    2/17 = a2/a1    (rationalize)
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    Oddman  

    answered 1 year ago

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