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Newton 2 Slide 1
Mass and Acceleration
• Mass resists acceleration, this is the
principle of inertia
• Acceleration ~ 1/mass
Newton 2 Slide 2
Newton’s 2nd Law
Newton-2
• The acceleration produced by a net force
acting on an object is directly proportional to
the magnitude of the net force and in the
same direction as the net force, and the
acceleration is inversely proportional to the
mass of the object.
• a=Fnet/m
Physics 3050: Lecture 5, Slide 3
The Unit Newton
• Newton’s 2nd law says a = Fnet / m
• So Fnet = ma by algebra
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mo essu pres
pr su re
Physics 3050: Lecture 5, Slide 6
Finding Acceleration
• Kinematics
v d at
1 2
a 2
t
• Dynamics
Fnet
a
m
Physics 3050: Lecture 5, Slide 7
Two Ways to Find Net Force
• Fnet = Vector Sum
– FNET = F
• Newton 2
– FNET = m a
d=? t=5s
d=?
t=5s
Physics 3050: Lecture 5, Slide 10
Example: Pushing a Box on Ice...
• Now, what distance will the block travel
during the 5 seconds?
– d = ½ a t2
– d = (0.5)(0.5m/s2)(5 s)2
– d = 6.25 m
v = 2.5 m/s
F = 50 N
m a = 0.5 m/s2
d=? t=5s
Physics 3050: Lecture 5, Slide 11
Force and acceleration
• A force F acting on a mass m1 results in an acceleration a1.
The same force acting on a different mass m2 results in an acceleration a2 = 2a1.
m1 m2
F a1 F a2 = 2a1
m1 m2
F a=?
a = 2/3 a1