Newton's Second Law
Newton's second law states that the acceleration of an object as produced by a net force is directly proportional to the magnitude of the net force, in the same direction as the net force, and inversely proportional to the mass of the object.
The photos on the right are the formulas for Newton's second law. |
All existing forces acting on an object are unbalanced. The acceleration of an object is reliant on two variables:
As shown in the right, the light bulb guy has a small box with little mass, and can easily push the box. So when he increases his force on the box, then his acceleration also increases. Santa class is pushing a box with a larger mass, so that means he has less acceleration. Poor santa, he has a tough job. Anyways, that's Newton's second law applied on the boxes. |