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A skateboarder is accelerating forward. How would his acceleration change if he had more mass?

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Answer: His acceleration would decrease

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Answer:

If the force remains the same, the acceleration would decrease

Step-by-step explanation:

According to Newton's second law, the acceleration of an object is given by


a=(F)/(m)

where

F is the force applied to the object

m is the mass of the object

As we see from the formula, the acceleration a is inversely proportional to the mass, m. Therefore, if the force F remains constant, this means that if the mass of the skateboarder increases, then the acceleration will decrease.

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