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What does Newton's Second Law of Motion state? |
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The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on the object, is in the direction of the net force, and is inversely proportional to the mass of the object.
Acceleration ~ NetF/mass |
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Formula for free fall acceleration with air resistance |
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a= (mg - R)/m
when R = mg, a will become 0 |
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Newton's third law states |
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Whenever one object exerts a force on a second object, the second object exerts an equal and opposite force on the first; To every action there is always an opposed equal reaction. |
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What is the formula for an impulse |
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