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According to Newton's second law of motion how much force will be required to accelerate an object at the same rate if it's mass is reduced by half?

A - four times the amount of force is needed
B - half the amount of force will be required
C- no change
D - twice the amount of force will be required

User Mkluwe
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The answer will be B
User TheChumpus
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F=ma.  So if a is to remain the same and m is halved, then F is halved also.  B is the answer.
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