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if you increase the mass on an object, its acceleration
stays the same also increases stops decreases
Step1: Recall Newton's second law
Newton's second law is \(F = ma\), where \(F\) is force, \(m\) is mass, and \(a\) is acceleration. We can rewrite it as \(a=\frac{F}{m}\).
Step2: Analyze the relationship between \(m\) and \(a\)
Assume the force \(F\) is constant. If \(m\) increases (denote the new mass as \(m_{new}>m_{old}\)), then \(a_{old}=\frac{F}{m_{old}}\) and \(a_{new}=\frac{F}{m_{new}}\). Since \(m_{new}>m_{old}\), \(\frac{F}{m_{new}}<\frac{F}{m_{old}}\), so the acceleration decreases.
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