In lab you were given the inccorect mathematical equation of a = Fm a) according

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In lab you were given the inccorect mathematical equation of a = Fm

a) according to this equation, what would happen to the acceleration if the force was tripled but the mass remained constant?

a. acceleration would remain the same

b. acceleration would decrease by a factor of 3

c. acceleration would increase by a factor of 3

b) according to this mathematical relationship, what would happen to the acceleration if the mass were doubled, but the force remained constant?

a. the acceleration would remain the same

b. the acceleration would increase by a factor of 2

c. the acceleration would decrease by a factor of 2.

c) Which one of the following statements about this mathematical relationship is true?

a. It gives the correct relationship between acceleration and force, but the wrong relationship between acceleration and mass.

b. It gives the correct relationship between acceleration and force, and it gives the correct relationship between acceleration and mass.     

c. It gives the wrong relationship between acceleration and force, and the wrong relationship between acceleration and mass.

d. It gives the correct relationship between acceleration and mass, but the wrong relationship between acceleration and force.

Explanation / Answer

A

F becomes 3 times

a becomes 3 times

option c

B

m becomes 2 times

a becomes 2 times

option b

C

option a

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