Question

According to Newton’s second law of motion, when the net force on an object is greater than 0 how is its mass related to its acceleration? A They are directly related. B They are equal. C They are not related at all. D They are inversely related.

Answer 1

The given question speaks about the Newton’s laws of motion, specifically the second law of motion. The mass and acceleration are inversely related in case of a non zero force acting for the motion.

Answer: Option D

Step-by-step explanation:

The second law of motion by Newton says that,

`F \propto (d p)/(d t) |`

And, as we know that the force has been derived from the second law as,

`F = mass * acceleration`

Now when, force is greater than zero, then, F > 0

Therefore,

`0>\text { mass } * \text { acceleration }`

`mass \propto (1)/(acceleration)`

For the case of non zero force, mass is inversely related to acceleration as per newton second law.