Which Newton's law describes inertia is proportional to mass?

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Newton's Second Law of Motion describes inertia as being proportional to mass, establishing that the force acting on an object is equal to the mass of the object multiplied by its acceleration (F=ma). In the context of an object on a slope exhibiting negative acceleration, it is concluded that the object is decelerating due to opposing forces such as friction and air resistance. The discussion highlights the transformation of kinetic energy into potential energy when moving uphill, while also noting that downward slopes may result in deceleration primarily due to frictional forces.

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1.Which Newton's law describes inertia is proportional to mass? 1st or 2nd?
2.An object is on a slope, the graph of v-t shows that there is negative acceleration, how do you explain it ?
 
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1. Newton originally dealt with the change of momentum of an object when he conceived the his second law.
2. The only thing I can conclusively say is that the velocity is becoming increasingly negative (which isn't much)
 
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http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics/topics/GeneralMechanics.html

If the graph v-t shows a negative acceleration, then the object is slowing down.

If the object is traveling up the slope, then kinetic energy is becoming potential energy and perhaps losing some kinetic energy to friction. This presumes also that there is no constant propulsive force on the object.

If the slope is downward, then perhaps the object is slowing due to friction.

And there is always resistance to air or any atmosphere surrounding the object.

Basically, if something is slowing down then the opposing forces exceed the driving (propulsive) forces.
 

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