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I am confused, I had control of the force. But when I look at the formula F=ma I think that acceleration is the independent variable.

so force depends on acceleration!

I am conducting a lab in my class and was wondering, which is the dependent and independent variable and also which one goes on the y or x axis. It is a net force vs acceleration. I am thinking that net force is the independent variable.

I am definitely going to ask my teacher about this! thank you once again and good luck with your future posts!

Thanks! amazing answer by an amazing person. Also thanks for letting me know what I am missing out on.

no, I haven't learned that yet either.

sorry, I am not familiar with this. I have learned to use the kinematics equations though.

Homework Statement A 4.50x10^5kg space platform is speeding up from 2.300x10^3m/s to 2.600x10^3mls because a rocket fires with a thrust of 138kN in space. How long must the rock fire to do this? Homework Equations F=ma F=ma+mg The Attempt at a Solution I have tried to find...