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Homework Statement
The max. acceleration of a truck is 2.6m/s^2. If the truck tows another truck with a mass the same as its own, what is its maximum acceleration?
Homework Equations
Knowing that acceleration is inversely proportional to mass.
The Attempt at a Solution
a is inversely proportional to "m"-mass
2.6m/s^2 = 1/2m
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However, this relationship doesn't make sense the way I have put it together. Can someone help me find a mathematical explanation to this?