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The acceleration of an object is ____________ related to the mass of the object.

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Answer:

Inversely

Step-by-step explanation:

According to Newton's Second Law, force is equal to mass times acceleration (F=ma). Rewriting this equation as an expression for acceleration, we have a=F(
(1)/(m)). This shows a∝
(1)/(m), or acceleration is proportional to the inverse of mass.

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