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When the net force applied to a rocket is tripled, its acceleration will be

A. doubled
B. tripled
C. unaffected
D. one-third

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B. Tripled the force is applied to the rocket.
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B. Tripled


Because Tripling the force will triple the rocket's acceleration because acceleration = force / mass, and the rocket's mass does not change.
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