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What affect does a quadrupling of the mass have a upon the acceleration of the objectcan you identify a set of two trials that support the answer to this question

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Take into account that the Newton's second law is given by the following formula:

F = m·a

where:

F: force

m: mass

a: acceleration

when you solve the formula above for acceleration a, you obtain:

a = F/m

if the mass is quadruplied, you have:

a' = F/(4m) = 1/4 · F/m

a' = 1/4 · a

that is, the acceleation is reduced to one quarter of the initial acceleration.

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