Question

How is acceleration of the cart related to the amount of force acting on it? the strips of it?

Answer 1

Force on the cart is directly proportional to the acceleration.

This relationship was given be Sir Isaac Newton.

Mathematically ;

F = ma

Where F is force, a is acceleration and m is constant of proportionality , also known as mass.

Answer 2

We know that Newton's Second Law of Motion states that -


`F = ma`

It is clear that acceleration is directly proportional to the Force acting on a body. So, the amount of Force acting on a body is directly proportional to the acceleration, when the mass is constant.